Press Releases
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September 16, 2022
Ernst Introduces Bill to Make Distribution of Deadly Fentanyl Chargeable as Felony Murder
WASHINGTON – As fentanyl continues to pour over the Southern border, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues, led by Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in... -
September 16, 2022
Ernst Celebrates Two Years of Historic Abraham Peace Accords
WASHINGTON— Today, on the two-year anniversary of the historic signing of the Abraham Accords, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) – co-chair of the Senate Abraham Accords... -
September 15, 2022
Ernst, Thune Spearhead Effort to Protect Farmers and Ranchers, Block Radical Climate Overreach
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) introduced an effort to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using any new... -
September 15, 2022
Taxpayers Win! Ernst Forces Audit of the IRS
WASHINGTON – The auditors at the IRS will be audited themselves, thanks to U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the Senate’s biggest foe of government waste. At the... -
September 14, 2022
BREAKING: Ernst Announces Audit of IRS
WASHINGTON— In a speech on the Senate floor this afternoon, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) informed her colleagues and taxpayers in Iowa and across the country that the... -
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, is supporting the Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory...
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September 13, 2022
Amidst Rolling Blackouts, Ernst Tells Biden Administration to ‘Lead by Example,’ Set AC to 78 Degrees
WASHINGTON – As the Biden administration’s misguided climate policy continues to cause rolling blackouts, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Environment... -
September 11, 2022
Ernst: “In the wake of 9/11, we pledged to never forget; that is our solemn obligation.”
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a veteran of the Global War on Terrorism and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following video... -
September 09, 2022
Ernst Continues Pressure on Biden Administration for Ongoing Delays in Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is continuing her pressure on the Biden administration for their ongoing delay of... -
September 09, 2022
“No Cow Tax!” Ernst Slams Dems’ Continued Attempts to Regulate Farmers
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and the Senate Agriculture Committee, continued her fight for... -
September 08, 2022
Ernst Statement on Passing of Queen Elizabeth II
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) issued the following statement in response to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II: “Today I join the United Kingdom, the... -
September 07, 2022
Ernst: Iowans are Frustrated with Biden’s Student Loan Transfer and Ongoing Inflation
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is in the homestretch of her 99 County Tour for 2022. While back in Iowa over August, Ernst recounted the top issues she heard at... -
September 07, 2022
Ernst Urges Federal Government to Fulfill Commitment to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a senior member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is urging the federal government to fulfill its commitment to prioritizing... -
September 06, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Returned to Alma Mater Iowa State University for Tour of Ames Laboratory, Farm Bill Briefing, Agricultural Research Roundtable, ROTC Groundbreaking
AMES, Iowa – Last Friday, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, visited her alma mater, Iowa... -
September 01, 2022
Ernst, Grassley, Miller-Meeks Sound Alarm with DoD on Sourcing of Critical Defense Minerals
RED OAK, Iowa – Following recent reports that the only smelter producing, high-purity aluminum plant in the U.S. is set to curtail the production due to high energy costs,... -
August 31, 2022
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst Releases Statement on Anniversary of Final Withdrawal from Afghanistan
RED OAK – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a veteran of the Global War on Terrorism and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a statement on the one-year... -
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) last week expressed concern in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,...
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August 29, 2022
Ernst Continues to Demand Answers From Biden Administration on Potential Terrorists Entering U.S. Through Open Borders
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is continuing her relentless efforts to secure the Southern border and prevent the flow of terrorists, and others who may be... -
August 26, 2022
On One Year Anniversary of Bombing at Kabul Airport, Ernst Honors Iowa Native Cpl. Daegan William-Tyeler Page
RED OAK, Iowa – Exactly one year after the bombing at the Kabul Airport that killed 13 U.S. servicemembers, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran of the Global... -
SIMI VALLEY, California— Fifty-eight years after President Ronald Reagan’s historic “Time For Choosing” speech, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first...