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February 10, 2016 | Press Release
Ernst Bill to Cut Former Presidential Perks Passes Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2015 passed out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs... -
January 31, 2016 | Column
Joni Ernst speaks on agricultural issues
By Stephen Sealey OTTUMWA, Iowa — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst was in Ottumwa Saturday morning, to talk about agricultural issues before the annual cow calf conference. She was... -
January 21, 2016 | Press Release
Ernst Urges Override of President Obama’s Veto of WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting to override President Obama’s veto of her bipartisan... -
January 19, 2016 | Press Release
Ernst Remains Committed to Scrapping WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after President Obama vetoed her bipartisan resolution of disapproval (S.J.... -
January 07, 2016 | Column
House to take up bill blocking EPA water rule
House Republicans will begin considering a bill next week to block implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule setting federal regulatory power over... -
December 29, 2015 | Press Release
Ernst Opposes $1.8 Trillion Government Spending And Tax Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting against the more than 2,000 page bill which includes $1.8 trillion dollars in... -
December 15, 2015 | Press Release
Ernst Calls Out EPA’s Illegal Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Rally Support for Harmful WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the “congressional watchdog”, issued a... -
December 04, 2015 | Press Release
Ernst Bipartisan Program Management Bill Passes Senate
“these commonsense reforms ensure that taxpayer dollars are safeguarded by increasing accountability throughout the federal government” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bolstering efforts to... -
November 16, 2015 | Op-ed
Opinion: Senator Joni Ernst says EPA's WOTUS 'ill-conceived'
As published in: Agri-Pulse Recently, a bipartisan majority of U.S. Senators voted to close the floodgates on Washington bureaucrats determined to sink farmers, homebuilders, and... -
November 08, 2015 | Op-ed
Shortsighted deal on debt limit sidesteps necessary tough decisions
By Joni Ernst What does $57,000 mean to you? For many Iowans, $57,000 could mean a college degree at a public university in Iowa. A family of four in Iowa could buy five years'... -
November 05, 2015 | Press Release
Ernst Bill to Eliminate WOTUS Rule Passes the Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a major victory for communities across Iowa and the middle class, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 22) to put an end to... -
November 05, 2015 | Press Release
Ernst Urges Support of her Resolution to Eliminate WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) took to the floor of the United States Senate to urge support of her joint resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 22) to... -
November 04, 2015 | Press Release
Ernst Leads Effort Against Harmful WOTUS Rule with Resolution on Senate Floor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today voted to proceed with debate on U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) joint resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 22) to eliminate the expanded... -
November 04, 2015 | Press Release
This Week: WOTUS Rule
This week the Senate will turn its attention to the overreaching and expanded definition of the “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule. Senator Ernst has secured strong support from her... -
November 04, 2015 | Press Release
Ernst Opposes Increasing National Debt Limit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement in opposition to legislation that would increase our national debt limit, encourage more... -
November 04, 2015 | Press Release
Ernst Gains Enough Support to Tackle WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) recent work to introduce a joint resolution of disapproval, S.J. Res. 22, that would scrap the expanded “Waters... -
November 04, 2015 | Press Release
Ernst Statement on Nationwide Suspension of WOTUS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, ruled to suspend implementation of the final “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule nationwide,... -
October 20, 2015 | Op-ed
Senators: EPA ignores will of the people
As published in: Des Moines Register Recently, The Des Moines Register praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its intended mission, but ignored its tendency to... -
September 30, 2015 | Press Release
Sen. Ernst Statement on Continuing Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting in favor of a short-term continuing resolution (CR) through... -
September 17, 2015 | Press Release
Ernst, 46 Additional Senators, Introduce Resolution to Nullify Expanded WOTUS Definition Harmful to Iowa
“It is time to put an end to this harmful rule that threatens the livelihood of our rural communities nationwide and to work to establish the needed certainty for our farmers,...
