Press Releases
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April 24, 2024
Following Shocking Video, Ernst Demands Transparency at SBA
WASHINGTON – In a new video, a senior advisor to the chief of staff at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is shown claiming Administrator Guzman is actively participating... -
April 23, 2024
Ernst Statement on Protecting National Security
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement: “President Biden’s appeasement has invited chaos across the globe; Putin has shown no signs... -
April 23, 2024
Ernst Calls on Biden Admin to Protect Jewish Students from Pro-Hamas, Anti-Semitic Mobs
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona restore order to campuses... -
SIOUX CITY – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) hosted a roundtable at Morningside College for Iowa students, families, administrators, and other stakeholders to share how they have...
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April 23, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, The Cottage
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: The Cottage of Crawford... -
April 21, 2024
Ernst, Cortez Masto Strengthen Strategic Relationships with Pacific Islands to Counter Chinese Aggression
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced a bipartisan bill to strengthen the United States’ strategic partnerships with Pacific... -
April 19, 2024
Ernst Secures Year-Round, Nationwide E15 Sales for the Upcoming Summer Driving Season
WASHINGTON – Following her continuous advocacy, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that they will issue an emergency... -
April 18, 2024
During the Month of the Military Child, Ernst Works to Increase Servicemembers’ Access to Child Care
WASHINGTON – During the Month of the Military Child and in response to the child care provider shortages across the country, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Jeanne Shaheen... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a retired lieutenant colonel of the Iowa Army National Guard, paved the way for America to fully honor the life and legacy of Colonel...
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April 17, 2024
Ernst Ensures Tax Dollars Aren’t Arming Iran
WASHINGTON – Following Iran’s attack on Israel, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) questioned Biden’s Department of Energy (DoE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the integrity of... -
WASHINGTON – As the Biden administration doubles down on its abortion agenda, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a mother and combat veteran, introduced the VA Abortion Transparency...
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WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who served in the Iowa National Guard, questioned Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall about the National Guard’s 185th Air...
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April 16, 2024
Ernst Demands Biden Prioritize E15 Before Summer
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined a bipartisan group of members of the Senate Agriculture Committee in urging President Biden to permit the summertime sale of... -
April 16, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, The Landmark Bistro
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: The Landmark Bistro of... -
April 12, 2024
Ernst to SBA Inspector General: Investigate Telework Abuse
WASHINGTON – After the head of Biden’s Small Business Administration (SBA) fumbled over her agency’s ongoing telework abuses, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of... -
April 12, 2024
Ernst, Warren Announce Bipartisan Bill to Mitigate Blast Overpressure and Protect Servicemembers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation that would direct... -
April 11, 2024
Ernst Fights to Restore Free Speech on College Campuses
WASHINGTON — As left-wing activists on college campuses continue to erode American students’ First Amendment rights and attack Jewish students following Hamas’s brutal assault on... -
WASHINGTON – Today, 43 Republican senators, including Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) calling on the Senate to fulfill...
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WASHINGTON — At today's hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, called out the Biden administration’s out-of-touch child...
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April 10, 2024
Ernst to Biden’s Bureaucrats: You’re Busted!
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is asking anyone having difficulty getting timely assistance or even a callback from government agencies, including civil servants...
