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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) supported a bipartisan effort to overturn the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The resolution,...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced the Small Business of the Week: Legacy Manufacturing....
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March 22, 2023
Ernst Demands SBA Prioritize Fraud Detection and Prevention in the Wake of Massive PPP Theft
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, questioned Small Business Administration (SBA)... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced the Small Business of the Week: Jerald Sulky Company of...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Big River Packaging....
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March 08, 2023
Ranking Member Ernst Urges SBA Nominee to Address Fraud, Cut Red Tape, Support Rural Communities
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, co-led the first committee hearing of the year.... -
March 06, 2023
After Continued Pressure from Ernst, USTR Finally Takes Action on Mexico’s Ban on U.S. Corn
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, successfully forced the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to engage with Mexico... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced the Small Business of the Week: Jill’s Homestead of Chariton....
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February 27, 2023
Senator Ernst Names PSC Distribution Small Business of the Week
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: PSC Distribution in Iowa... -
February 20, 2023
Ernst Names Red Oak Fabrication Small Business of the Week
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her second Small Business of the Week for 2023: Red Oak... -
February 13, 2023
Ernst Announces First Small Business of the Week for 2023: Guthrie County Quality Meats
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her first Small Business of the Week for 2023: Guthrie County... -
February 06, 2023
Ernst Announces Sydney Rieckhoff, Iowa Small Business Owner, as State of the Union Guest
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, will welcome Sydney Rieckhoff to the U.S. Capitol as her guest for the... -
February 02, 2023
National, Iowa Business Groups Laud Ernst’s Appointment to Ranking Member of Senate Small Business Committee
What They Are Saying “Senator Ernst has proven to be a strong small business supporter during her time in the U.S. Senate,” said Kevin Kuhlman, Vice President of Federal Government... -
February 02, 2023
Ernst Named Ranking Member of Senate Small Business Committee
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today was named the Ranking Member, or the top Republican, of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. “I’m... -
January 31, 2023
Ernst Calls Out Potential Federal Fraudsters for Double Dipping on the Dole While on the Unemployment Roll
WASHINGTON – Over the last few years, while Iowa business owners and working families faced economic uncertainty, federal employees were fortunate to have the reliability of a... -
January 31, 2023
Ernst, Paul Demand SBA Inspector General Assess $5.4 Billion in Small Business Loan Fraud
WASHINGTON – Following a new Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) alert detailing widespread fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury... -
November 03, 2022
During Veterans Small Business Week, Ernst Continues to Push Feds to Fulfill Commitment to Service-Disabled Veteran Small Business Owners
WASHINGTON – During Veterans Small Business Week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is continuing her effort to ensure... -
September 07, 2022
Ernst Urges Federal Government to Fulfill Commitment to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a senior member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is urging the federal government to fulfill its commitment to prioritizing... -
August 02, 2022
Ernst Co-Leads Small Business Hearing, Presses Small Business Administration on Efforts to Curb Fraud in Lending Program
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today co-led the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s hearing on the Small Business... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced bipartisan legislation to modernize and improve the efficiency of technology acquisition. The legislation would boost...