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President Donald Trump signed a bill into law on Thursday, authored by Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, intended to protect whistleblowers reporting on illicit activities within...
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October 24, 2017
Senators Propose ARC Changes
Ernst, Heitkamp Propose Shifting Yield Calculations in Farmer Safety Net OMAHA (DTN) -- While it's widely expected that the House and Senate Agriculture Committees will make... -
October 24, 2017
Editorial: Ernst comes through for farmers, Iowa
Junior senator’s hard-ball approach wins concessions from EPA Politicians from Iowa — the nation’s No. 1 producer of ethanol — and Nebraska — the... -
October 24, 2017
Editorial: Ernst comes through for farmers, Iowa
Junior senator’s hard-ball approach wins concessions from EPA Politicians from Iowa — the nation’s No. 1 producer of ethanol — and Nebraska — the... -
October 24, 2017
Heitkamp, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Farmers Suffering from Low Commodity Prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen and improve the Agriculture Risk Coverage-County... -
October 22, 2017
OUR OPINION: Positive Renewable Fuel Standard signs emerge
We will embrace only cautious optimism until the ink is dry on final new rules expected sometime before the end of next month, but positive signs related to the Renewable Fuel... -
WASHINGTON — Iowa and Nebraska politicians on Friday hailed as a triumph Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s embrace of policies favorable to...
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October 21, 2017
Ernst: About-face by EPA is a ‘huge victory’ for Iowa farmers
WASHINGTON — Iowa and Nebraska politicians on Friday hailed as a triumph Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s embrace of policies favorable to... -
Iowa’s junior U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says she now has it in writing from the Environmental Protection Agency it will uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard. She got the news...
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October 20, 2017
Ernst says EPA Administrator’s letter on RFS policy ‘the clincher’
Senator Joni Ernst today said the EPA’s administrator has promised the agency will set 2018 biofuel production mandates at or higher than current levels. EPA... -
October 20, 2017
Iowa political, ag leaders celebrate ethanol win
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- A push by Iowa lawmakers and ag groups to keep promised amounts of ethanol in the nation’s fuel supplied has paid off. On Wednesday,... -
October 20, 2017
Ernst: Iowa wins on biofuels issue
DAVENPORT - U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was declaring victory late Thursday, after EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt notified her and other lawmakers it’s likely that volume... -
October 19, 2017
Ernst: Trump, EPA taking steps in right direction on renewable fuels
WASHINGTON — Midwestern senators welcomed signals Wednesday that the Trump administration would back off of proposals to weaken federal renewable fuel mandates, but the... -
October 19, 2017
Lessons from biofuels fight as progress reported
It seems President Donald Trump’s administration made significant progress Wednesday toward appeasing a bloc of corn-state Republicans blocking EPA nominees over the... -
October 18, 2017
Trump orders EPA to back off RFS changes, report says
PELLA — Amid rising pressure from Midwest politicians, President Donald Trump has told the Environmental Protection Agency to back off potential cuts in renewable fuel... -
October 18, 2017
Trump EPA nominees on hold amid dispute over biofuel mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate committee has delayed consideration of four of President Donald Trump's nominees for key posts at the Environmental Protection Agency amid... -
Republicans are aiming to move a slate of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominees next week after a dispute over the names this week. The Environment and Public Works...
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October 18, 2017
Lawmakers concerned about E.P.A. proposal
Iowa leaders are working to keep a major part of the state's economy. The way renewable fuel is used in the country's oil supply has Iowans on alert. Governor Kim Reynolds talked... -
Governor Kim Reynolds today said she is “hopeful” President Trump will direct his EPA administrator to increase rather than decrease next year’s...
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U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is fighting to make it easier for veterans to access mental health treatment, while at the same time incentivizing the Department of Veterans Affairs...
