Press Releases
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May 25, 2017
Ernst Applauds Reynolds/Gregg Administration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement on Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ selection of Adam Gregg to serve as Lieutenant... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, United States Senators and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced bipartisan...
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May 24, 2017
Ernst Congratulates Branstad, Reynolds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement congratulating newly sworn-in Ambassador to China Terry Branstad and Iowa Governor Kim... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst today spoke on the floor of the United States Senate in support of Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s confirmation to be U.S. Ambassador...
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May 18, 2017
Ernst Statement on Confirmation of Iowan, Rachel Brand, to be U.S. Associate Attorney General
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Rachel L. Brand of Pella, Iowa, to be Associate Attorney General... -
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), as well as U.S. Representatives Tom Reed...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein along with 61 bipartisan colleagues in...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today joined a letter along with several Senate colleagues to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer stressing the...
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May 11, 2017
Ernst Applauds Secretary Perdue’s Move to Establish Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, today applauded U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Mr. Robert Lighthizer to be U.S. Trade Representative...
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May 10, 2017
Ernst Emphasizes The Importance of Cedar Rapids Economy and The Need for Proper Flood Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, emphasized to the Commanding General and Chief of Engineers of the... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement in support of the...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst issued the following statement after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted in support of President Trump’s nominee to be...
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May 08, 2017
Ernst Statement on Air Force Secretary Confirmation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after the United States Senate... -
May 04, 2017
Sens. Ernst and Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Examine Women-Owned Small Business Opportunities
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today introduced... -
“… the position of U.S. Ambassador to China is one of the most important ambassadorial positions in the world, and I am confident that President Trump has made an excellent choice...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced she will host two U.S. Service Academy Open Houses...
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WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced a bipartisan resolution to commemorate...
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April 27, 2017
Ernst Statement on Acosta Confirmation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Alexander Acosta to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of... -
April 27, 2017
Ernst Stresses Need for New Technologies and Partnerships to Counter Threats in the Asia-Pacific Region
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and Chairman of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, today questioned Admiral Harry B. Harris,...