Press Releases
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April 02, 2025
Ernst Demands Answers After Whistleblowers Accuse Management of Shocking Waste at Watchdog Agency
WASHINGTON – After whistleblowers asserted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) leadership made a series of wasteful and ill-advised... -
April 02, 2025
Small Business Committee Advances Pair of SBA Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, under Chair Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) leadership, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship advanced the nominations of William Briggs to serve as... -
WASHINGTON – After a shocking report revealed that the Biden Small Business Administration (SBA) failed to pursue nearly two million individuals suspected of stealing pandemic aid,...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) spoke on the Senate floor ahead of a vote to confirm her friend and fellow Iowan Matt Whitaker to be the next United States...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins at an ethanol production...
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March 31, 2025
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, J&S Farm Supply
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: J&S Farm Supply of Iowa County.... -
March 28, 2025
Ernst on Justice for Sarah Root
WASHINGTON – One week ago today – after nearly a decade of work by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to bring closure for the Root family – Sarah Root’s killer, an illegal... -
March 28, 2025
Ernst Fights to Keep Resources Meant for Iowans in Iowa
WASHINGTON – To protect housing for rural Iowa communities, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing her Rural Housing Accessibility Act. In recent years, there has been a... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement in response to the Small Business...
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WASHINGTON – Following the Trump administration’s plan to temporarily freeze and review any federal funding for Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst...
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March 27, 2025
SBC Advances Pair of Commonsense Bills to Crack Down on Fraudsters, Support Rural Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, led by Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), advanced a pair of bipartisan bills to crack down on fraud and... -
March 27, 2025
Ernst, Smith Celebrate Women in Agriculture
RED OAK, Iowa – In celebration of Women’s History Month and Iowa Agriculture Week, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture... -
RED OAK, Iowa – After nine years working on behalf of Iowan Sarah Root, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) was able to bring closure for the Root family when their daughter’s killer, an...
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March 25, 2025
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Mulholland Grocery
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Mulholland Grocery of Mills County.... -
WASHINGTON – With just three weeks until Tax Day, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) outlined a proposal of major reforms for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to cut down on costs,...
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March 24, 2025
Ernst Secures a Win for Iowa Commerce
WASHINGTON – After U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to support commerce on the Missouri River, USCG Commander David Barata has decided... -
March 21, 2025
Ernst: Sarah Root’s Killer Now in U.S. Custody
OMAHA, Neb. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today attended the extradition arrival of Edwin Mejia, an... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement after Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced a...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today praised the Trump administration, including Secretary...
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WASHINGTON – To close out Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of transparency in government, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing the Taxpayer-Funded Union Time...
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