Press Releases
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February 16, 2023
Ernst Leads Bipartisan Effort to Give Students a Clear Picture of College Costs Upfront
WASHINGTON – As students and families across the United States face mounting student loan debt, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading a bipartisan effort, supported by her... -
WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) continued her push to expose dangerous experiments conducted by Communist China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology...
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February 14, 2023
Ernst Pushes Biden, Democrats to Get Serious About Fentanyl Epidemic, Drug Cartels
WASHINGTON – After hearing directly from Border Patrol at the California-Mexico border and meeting with Mexican officials, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the... -
February 14, 2023
Ernst to HHS: Why is China’s Wuhan Lab Still Eligible to Receive Taxpayer Dollars for Batty Experiments?
WASHINGTON – Communist China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) is still eligible to receive U.S. tax dollars and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is demanding that the Biden... -
February 13, 2023
Ernst Calls on Biden Administration to Scrap Burdensome, Costly Regulations on Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today called on the Biden administration to rescind a... -
February 13, 2023
Ernst Announces First Small Business of the Week for 2023: Guthrie County Quality Meats
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her first Small Business of the Week for 2023: Guthrie County... -
February 10, 2023
After Visit to Southern Border, Ernst Renews Efforts to Increase Penalties on Individuals Who Fuel Border Crisis, Fentanyl Epidemic
WASHINGTON – After visiting the California-Mexico border last weekend, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is renewing two of her... -
February 09, 2023
Ernst Demands Biden EPA Remove Regulatory Barriers on Ethanol, Provide Certainty for Farmers and Consumers
WASHINGTON – As the 2023 summer driving season quickly approaches, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Biden administration demanding... -
February 08, 2023
ICYMI: Ernst Returns from Border, Mexico with Solutions to Biden’s Border Crisis, Fentanyl Epidemic
WASHINGTON – After leading a bicameral Congressional delegation to the San Diego sector of the U.S.-Mexico border and Mexico City, Mexico, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is sharing... -
February 07, 2023
Ernst: Under President Biden, the State of Our Union is More Expensive and Less Safe
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Republican Policy Committee, released the following statement tonight upon the conclusion of President Joe Biden’s State... -
February 07, 2023
As the Fentanyl Epidemic Rages Across the Country, Ernst Leads Bicameral Congressional Delegation to San Diego and Mexico City
WASHINGTON – As the fentanyl epidemic rages across the country, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a bicameral Congressional delegation – which included Representatives Randy... -
February 06, 2023
Ernst Announces Sydney Rieckhoff, Iowa Small Business Owner, as State of the Union Guest
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, will welcome Sydney Rieckhoff to the U.S. Capitol as her guest for the... -
February 02, 2023
National, Iowa Business Groups Laud Ernst’s Appointment to Ranking Member of Senate Small Business Committee
What They Are Saying “Senator Ernst has proven to be a strong small business supporter during her time in the U.S. Senate,” said Kevin Kuhlman, Vice President of Federal Government... -
February 02, 2023
Ernst Named Ranking Member of Senate Small Business Committee
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today was named the Ranking Member, or the top Republican, of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. “I’m... -
February 01, 2023
Ernst Brings Solutions to Farm Bill Hearing Focused on Trade
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, touted Iowa exports and the importance of market access at a 2023 Farm Bill... -
January 31, 2023
Senator Ernst Honors Sarah Root 7 Years After Her Death
WASHINGTON – Today, seven years after Sarah Root’s death, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) honored Sarah and highlighted her renewed effort, Sarah’s Law, which would bring justice... -
January 31, 2023
On 7th Anniversary of Sarah Root’s Death, Ernst, Feenstra Renew Push for Sarah’s Law
WASHINGTON – On the 7th anniversary of Sarah Root’s death, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) are renewing... -
January 31, 2023
Ernst Calls Out Potential Federal Fraudsters for Double Dipping on the Dole While on the Unemployment Roll
WASHINGTON – Over the last few years, while Iowa business owners and working families faced economic uncertainty, federal employees were fortunate to have the reliability of a... -
January 31, 2023
Ernst, Paul Demand SBA Inspector General Assess $5.4 Billion in Small Business Loan Fraud
WASHINGTON – Following a new Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) alert detailing widespread fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury... -
January 25, 2023
Ernst: An Open Border Is A Drug Lord’s Dream
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) took to the Senate floor today to slam the Biden administration for their devastating mismanagement of the catastrophe at the Southern...
