Press Releases
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, questioned Small Business Administration (SBA)...
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WASHINGTON – During National Agriculture Week, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is calling out the Biden administration's failure to prioritize trade. Ernst joined her colleagues in...
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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 Browns Century Theater...
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WASHINGTON – In honor of Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of transparency in government, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading the Taxpayer-Funded Union Time...
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March 13, 2024
Ernst Expands Investigation on Impact of USDA’s Telework
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, requested the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s... -
March 12, 2024
It’s Sunshine Week: Ernst Shines a Light on Biden Hiding Billions of Dollars in Secret Spending
WASHINGTON – While the president is proposing hiking Washington spending, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is exposing how and where Biden is hiding billions of taxpayer dollars... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst released the following statement after the Israeli Defense Forces confirmed American citizen Itay Chen was killed by Iran-backed Hamas on...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Small Business Committee and the Senate’s leading foe of wasteful spending, is calling on President Biden’s...
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March 12, 2024
Ernst: Do More to Bring Hostages Home
WASHINGTON – After the death of American citizen Itay Chen was confirmed, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) shared his family’s story and expressed the need to fully hold... -
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: Martin Hildreth Company of...
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RED OAK, IOWA – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is committed to hearing from Iowans in every corner and county of the state. Recently, Ernst visited Dallas, Union, Guthrie, Polk,...
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March 08, 2024
Ernst Statement on the State of Biden’s Union
WASHINGTON – Following President Biden’s State of the Union address this evening, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement: “You can’t put lipstick on a... -
March 07, 2024
Ernst Calls on Senate to Pass Sarah’s Law
WASHINGTON – After another young American lost her life at the hands of an illegal immigrant, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today spoke on the Senate floor and renewed her call... -
March 06, 2024
Ernst: Biden Has Failed the American People
WASHINGTON – Ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address tomorrow, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) urged the president to take a look at the state of our country. She... -
March 06, 2024
Ernst Announces State of the Union Guest
WASHINGTON – Ahead of the State of the Union, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced that she will be hosting Hagit Chen, the mother of 19-year-old Itay Chen, whose son has been... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment...
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March 05, 2024
Ernst Stands Up for Local Meat and Poultry Processors
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... -
WASHINGTON – On Sunday, Iowa native Caitlin Clark smashed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) all-time leading scorer record. U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa),...
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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: Dungey’s Furniture &...
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February 29, 2024
Ernst Calls on Vilsack to Conduct Critical USDA Oversight
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, questioned Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tom Vilsack on...
