Press Releases
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March 20, 2025
Ernst Works with Trump Admin to Shine a Light on Waste
WASHINGTON – In honor of Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of boosting transparency and accountability in government, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is releasing a blueprint... -
March 19, 2025
Ernst Equips Iowa Students for Success in STEM
RED OAK, Iowa – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) discussed the critical role STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education plays in shaping our workforce and... -
March 18, 2025
Ernst Celebrates Iowa Agriculture on National Ag Day
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) celebrated National Agriculture Day in honor of the Iowa agriculture community that works so hard to feed and fuel our... -
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Deimco Finishing Equipment of Tama...
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March 18, 2025
Following Ernst Advocacy, USDA Reduces Regulatory Burden, Provides Certainty for Pork Processors
WASHINGTON – After years of continued pressure from U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it would maintain increased line speeds... -
March 14, 2025
Ernst Stops Attempt to Prevent DOGE Saving Tax Dollars
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) defended President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from an attempt by Democrats to... -
March 14, 2025
Ernst-Supported Bill to Halt Fentanyl Passes Senate
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) voted to pass the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act, which she cosponsors. To stop the spread of this deadly... -
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is building on her work to boost small business involvement and provide...
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WASHINGTON – As part of her mission to unleash small businesses and usher in a Golden Age of American innovation, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair...
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March 13, 2025
Ernst Touts New Direction at SBA
WASHINGTON – Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) highlighted the damage done by the Biden administration’s loosening of lending rules, enacting more than $1.8 trillion in costly regulations,... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues to introduce the bipartisan Child Care Availability and Affordability Act to make child care more affordable and...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, joined Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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WASHIGNTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, spoke with Iowa native Caleb Hopkins about the importance of crop insurance as a tool...
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March 12, 2025
Chair Ernst Equips SBA to Make Main Street Great Again
WASHINGTON – Today, at the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing on the nominations of William Briggs to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Small... -
March 11, 2025
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, The Brick Kitchen
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: The Brick Kitchen of Buchanan... -
March 11, 2025
Bipartisan Effort to Stop Secret Spending in Washington
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Representatives Barry Moore (R-Ala.) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) are introducing bipartisan... -
March 10, 2025
Ernst, Cloud Stamp Out EV Waste at Postal Service
WASHIGNTON – U.S. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Representative Michael Cloud (R-Texas) are introducing the Return to Sender Act to terminate and claw back $3... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), members of the Senate Agriculture and Armed Services Committees, are leading the bipartisan overhaul of...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair...
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WASHINGTON – During a Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) demonstrated why it is critical to pass her INNOVATE...