Press Releases
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October 06, 2023
Ernst Staff to Host Traveling Office Hours in all 99 Counties in October and November
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced today her staff will be holding traveling office hours in every county throughout the state during October and... -
October 05, 2023
Ernst Punishes Iran for Assassination Attempts
WASHINGTON – In the face of the Biden administration’s appeasement strategy that has lined the pockets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) with $6 billion, Senator Joni... -
October 04, 2023
Ernst Demands Answers on Sexual Misconduct at USP Thomson
WASHINGTON – Following a deeply unsatisfactory response from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) letter urging action to curb sexual misconduct and... -
October 02, 2023
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Lisle Corporation
Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties. RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking... -
September 29, 2023
Ernst Statement on Dianne Feinstein’s Legacy
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement honoring the life of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who passed away at the age of 90. “Senator... -
September 29, 2023
Ernst Snaps Back at Bureaucrats Stealing Lunch Money from Hungry Families
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is fighting to protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for hungry families in need by stopping billions of dollars in... -
WASHINGTON – As foreign governments create trade barriers and make it difficult for Iowa’s exporters to compete in the global marketplace, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of...
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September 27, 2023
Ernst: Modernize USDA to Prevent Malign Foreign Involvement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, confronted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) about its lack of oversight of... -
September 25, 2023
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Dunlap Livestock Auction
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: Dunlap Livestock Auction of... -
By: Connor O’Neal As published in We Are Iowa AMES, Iowa — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst hosted an entrepreneur expo at Iowa State University on Friday to support small Iowa...
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September 22, 2023
Ernst Hosts Hundreds of Iowans, Unlocks Opportunities for Small Businesses at Entrepreneur Expo
AMES, Iowa – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, held a first-of-its-kind Entrepreneur Expo at her alma mater Iowa State... -
September 20, 2023
Ernst: President Biden, Secure the Southern Border!
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) blasted the Biden administration for making America less safe by failing to address the border crisis. Ernst pointed out that... -
September 19, 2023
Ernst Calls Biden’s Bluff on Iran Appeasement
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) slammed President Biden for putting more Americans at risk by greenlighting Iran’s violent activities and increasing its... -
September 18, 2023
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, WW Homestead Dairy
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: WW Homestead Dairy of... -
September 15, 2023
ICYMI: Three years into Abraham Accords, Biden's Iran deal threatens to unravel it all
By: Sen. Joni Ernst As published in Fox News Digital While Americans have not received the bump to their budgets promised under "Bidenomics," Iran is relishing its pay raise from... -
September 14, 2023
Ernst Slams Biden Attempt to Skirt SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling
WASHINGTON – While the landmark case, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, made clear that it is a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment... -
By: Sen. Joni Ernst As published in New York Post There’s no denying Washington’s administrative state is unresponsive to the needs of real Americans. The worst part: Federal...
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September 13, 2023
Ernst Drains the Swamp
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is rolling out a reform package to cut red tape, hold the entrenched federal bureaucracy accountable, and drain the swamp. Ernst’s efforts... -
September 12, 2023
Ernst, Grassley Counter Biden Admin’s Attack on Second Amendment Rights
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are standing up for Iowans’ Second Amendment rights in the face of the Biden administration’s ongoing... -
September 12, 2023
Ernst Blasts Biden’s EV “Road to Nowhere”
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called out Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s failed electric vehicle (EV) road trip as another example of the...