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Source: Daily Nonpareil By Joe Morton WASHINGTON – Both of Iowa’s U.S. senators expressed dismay Thursday that the Obama administration had turned down the state’s request for a...
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July 10, 2015
No Federal Disaster Declaration for Wright County
Source: KIOW By AJ Taylor Senator Joni Ernst says she’s “deeply disappointed” President Obama has rejected the governor’s request for a federal disaster declaration for the bird... -
Source: USA Today By Christopher Doering WASHINGTON — Egg and poultry groups Tuesday criticized the Agriculture Department's handling of the worst avian flu outbreak in U.S....
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July 08, 2015
U.S. plans changes to bird-flu response after criticism
Source: Reuters The U.S. Agriculture Department wants to improve its handling of the nation's worst-ever outbreak of bird flu in poultry after coming under criticism for a slow... -
July 08, 2015
Senate Hearing On Avian Flu
Source: Iowa Public Radio By Sarah Boden The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing Tuesday on avian influenza’s impact on the U.S. poultry industry. The USDA has come... -
Source: Omaha World-Herald By Joe Morton Bird flu has taken a serious toll on the Iowa poultry sector, two producers from the state testified Tuesday. “I am living the avian...
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July 02, 2015
Tool box envy at Snap-on tour
Source: Algona Upper Des Moines By Mindy Baker ALGONA — She wanted more time. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) made her first official visit to Algona on Monday, June 29, stopping at... -
June 30, 2015
Senate Ag Committee AI Hearing Scheduled
Source: WNAX Radio The Senate Ag Committee will be holding a hearing on avian influenza on July 7. It’s a response to the request from Iowa Senator’s Chuck Grassley and Joni... -
June 30, 2015
Ernst tours Polaris during Spirit Lake Stop
Source: Dickinson County News By Russ Mitchell U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst called Monday's tour of the Polaris Industries plant a "great educational opportunity" as she weighs the... -
Source: Sioux City Journal By Mike Bell SIOUX CITY | The Iowa caucuses might be top of mind for the news media in Washington, D.C., but the state's freshman senator said she'd...
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June 29, 2015
Senator Joni Ernst Visits Estherville
Source: KMEG ESTHERVILLE, IA -Today Senator Joni Ernst was in Emmet County as part of her 99 county tour across Iowa. Senator Ernst visited the Aero Race Wheels Plant in... -
June 27, 2015
Ernst’s New Legislation heads to Senate
Source: KMA Land By Brent Barnett (KMAland) -- Program management legislation introduced by Iowa Senator Joni Ernst and North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp heads to the... -
June 24, 2015
Ernst on RFS proposal
Source: KMA Land By Brent Barnett (KMAland) -- Iowa Senator Joni Ernst recently commented on the Environmental Protection Agency's volume obligation proposal to the Renewable... -
June 23, 2015
Senate Moves Forward On Trade Authority
Source: WHO On June 23, the Senate voted 60-37 to avoid a filibuster and end debate on Trade Promotion Authority so a yes or no vote can be taken. Both Senators Chuck... -
June 16, 2015
Congress Pushes Obama to Arm Iraq's Kurds
Source: Bloomberg By Josh Rogin (Update: The Ernst-Boxer amendment was not adopted Tuesday afternoon after it failed the meet the 60-vote threshold for ending debate. The... -
Source: Radio Iowa By Kay Henderson Republican Senator Joni Ernst this afternoon joined with Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California to argue for direct U.S....
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June 16, 2015
Iowa lawmakers urge EPA to host public hearing
Source: Telegraph Herald WASHINGTON, D.C. -- All six of Iowa's federal lawmakers signed a letter filed Monday with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging a public... -
Source: KIOW The entire Iowa delegation including Joni Ernst and Charles Grassley, led by Congressman David Young, has pressed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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June 15, 2015
USDA says hundreds working on bird flu
Source: Des Moines Register By Chris Doering The Agriculture Department says that it has hundreds of veterinarians working "around the clock" to battle the bird flu outbreak that... -
Source: KTIV U.S. Senator Joni Ernst was back in Northwest, Iowa on Saturday, continuing her discussion on the bird flu outbreak. "We have a lot of families that are hurting...
