Press Releases
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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... -
February 28, 2024
Ernst Works to Protect Lawful Gun Dealers from ATF
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading legislation to protect gun dealers’ Second Amendment rights in the face of the Biden Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,... -
February 27, 2024
Ernst Denounces Biden Border Disorder
WASHINGTON – After Laken Riley was murdered by an illegal immigrant, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) blasted President Biden’s refusal to use his authority to secure our nation’s... -
February 27, 2024
Ernst Calls for Immediate Implementation of Year-Round E15
WASHINGTON – After the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule to make E15 available year-round for eight Midwest states starting in 2025, U.S. Senator Joni... -
February 26, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Merrill Manufacturing
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: Merrill Manufacturing of... -
February 26, 2024
Ernst Calls to End Taxpayer-Funded Terrorism and Border Disorder
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is working to permanently end U.S. taxpayer funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and redirect the unspent... -
February 22, 2024
Ernst Statement on EPA’s Final E15 Rule
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final... -
February 21, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Wells Hometown Drug
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: Wells Hometown Drug of... -
February 16, 2024
Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Marion County
RED OAK, Iowa – On Saturday, February 24, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will host a town hall meeting in Marion County. Senator Ernst looks forward to hearing from constituents... -
February 16, 2024
Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Boone County
RED OAK, Iowa – On Friday, February 23, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will host a town hall meeting in Boone County. Senator Ernst looks forward to hearing from constituents in... -
February 15, 2024
Ernst Demands Answers for “Fowl” Play
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is demanding answers to why the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is funding a collaboration with a Chinese Communist... -
February 14, 2024
Ernst, Shaheen Call for Comprehensive Review of Veterans’ Small Business Lending Programs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chair of the... -
February 13, 2024
Ernst Statement on Reversing Biden’s Crises at Home and Abroad
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement: “By strengthening and equipping America to push back against our adversaries’ aggression, Congress... -
February 12, 2024
Ernst Fights for Farm Families Cut Out of College Aid
WASHINGTON – Considering the Department of Education’s (Ed) failure to provide farm families with transparency surrounding Ed’s botched rollout of the Free Application for Federal... -
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: Hawkeye Fabrication and...