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May 24, 2018 | Press Release
Senators Ernst, Lankford, Perdue Introduce ‘No Budget, No Vacation Act’ to Ensure Congress Passes Budget
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and David Perdue (R-GA), introduced the No Budget, No Vacation Act. This bill would prohibit... -
May 17, 2018 | Column
Ernst, senators talk skipping August recess
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is among a group of senators calling for Congress to delay or eliminate its August recess. The effort is by Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., is similar to an... -
May 17, 2018 | Column
Ernst calls on Senate to "pick up the pace"
(Washington, D.C.) -- Congress has a lot of work to do with little time remaining before the end of the current fiscal year. That's according to Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, who called... -
May 15, 2018 | Press Release
Ernst, Colleagues Call on Senate to Stay In Session to Pass Funding Bills and Confirm Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Senators David Perdue (R-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Lee (R-UT), Mike... -
May 15, 2018 | Column
#MakeCongressWorkAgain: Drain the Swamp by Working Nights, Weekends, Through August Recess
Republican senators including David Perdue (R-GA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Lee (R-UT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) held a press conference Tuesday at the U.S.... -
May 15, 2018 | Column
Full Replay: GOP Senators Demand Congress Work "Nights And Weekends" To Confirm All Trump Nominees
U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Dean Heller (R-NV), Ron Johnson (R-WI), John... -
May 11, 2018 | Press Release
Senators Push To Avoid Last-Minute Funding Battles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Senators David Perdue (R-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Dean... -
May 09, 2018 | Press Release
Ernst Continues Push for Congress to Do Its Job and Complete Budget Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the bipartisan, bicameral Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Reform held a hearing on bipartisanship in budgeting and received testimony... -
April 19, 2018 | Column
Can Ernst’s SWAMP Act Help Drain the Swamp?
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) works just down the road from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but she says the people most directly impacted by their rules and regulations,... -
April 17, 2018 | Press Release
Ernst Calls for Fix to Dysfunctional Budget Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the bipartisan, bicameral Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Reform held its first open hearing entitled “Opportunities to Significantly... -
March 29, 2018 | Column
OUR OPINION: Joni Ernst's SWAMP Act deserves more discussion
Imagine moving U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters to Iowa, in the heart of farm country. Far-fetched? Perhaps. Still, in our minds, it's an idea with merit. That's why... -
March 27, 2018 | Column
Bureaucratic Burrowers Earn Senator's Squeal Award
“Burrowing” in Washington refers to political appointees who find a way to stay in Washington with permanent government jobs. Joni Ernst (R-IA) says it needs to... -
March 23, 2018 | Column
Senator Ernst proposes moving federal agency offices out of Washington, D.C.
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is introducing legislation establish a competitive bidding process to allows states, cities, and towns across the country to compete to be the new home for... -
March 22, 2018 | Press Release
Ernst Introduces SWAMP Act, Push for Relocation of Agency Headquarters Throughout U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced the Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement (SWAMP) Act, legislation that would move the... -
March 22, 2018 | Column
Joni Ernst ‘appalled’ by budget process
Sen. Joni Ernst is expressing frustration with the proposed $1.3 trillion budget deal Congress hopes to reach before a Friday night deadline, including the lack of a fix to protect... -
March 22, 2018 | Column
Ernst seeks to move federal offices, jobs out of Washington ‘bubble’
At the same time Congress is struggling to reach agreement on a $1.3 trillion budget deal to keep the federal government’s lights on, Sen. Joni Ernst is proposing to move... -
March 21, 2018 | Press Release
Ernst Seeks to Prevent Political Appointees from Using Influence to “Burrow” into the Bureaucracy
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced the Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act to ensure those who serve as political appointees at federal agencies... -
March 20, 2018 | Column
Peters and Ernst Request Information on Costly Taxpayer-Funded Administration Travel
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management Subcommittee, and Joni Ernst (R-IA) sent a letter to Office of... -
March 19, 2018 | Press Release
Peters and Ernst Request Information on Costly Taxpayer-Funded Administration Travel
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management Subcommittee, and Joni Ernst (R-IA) sent a letter to... -
February 28, 2018 | Press Release
Ernst Named to Bipartisan Joint Select Committee to Reform Budget Process
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has been named to serve on the bipartisan, bicameral Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform, which will...
