Press Releases
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December 20, 2022
Ernst, Grassley Secure Flood Management, Water Safety, Taxpayer Transparency in Senate-Passed Water Resources Package
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) secured important wins for Iowa in the Senate-passed Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). This... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, heard testimonies from leaders in the recycling industry...
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WASHINGTON—As the military faces a major recruiting crisis across all services, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services...
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December 12, 2022
Ernst Secures Wins in Defense Bill to Support Partners, End Energy Reliance on Adversaries, Stand with Servicemembers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that she secured a number of her priorities... -
December 09, 2022
Ernst Named Legislator of the Year by Wounded Warrior Project
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has been named Legislator of the Year by the Wounded Warrior Project. Ernst, a veteran of the Global War on Terrorism and a... -
December 08, 2022
Ernst Works to Prevent IRS from ‘Snooping’ on Americans
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is supporting an effort to eliminate the Biden administration’s intrusive provision that requires third-party payment... -
December 07, 2022
VIDEO/PHOTO: Ernst Meets With Iowa Small Business Owners
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Small Business Committee, met with a group of Iowa small business owners on Wednesday to discuss... -
December 06, 2022
Ernst Slams Democrats for Attempting to Shove Unrelated, Liberal Priorities in Defense Bill
WASHINGTON— With time dwindling to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – which has passed Congress on a bipartisan basis for the last 60... -
December 06, 2022
Ernst Highlights Iowa Agriculture and Research, Shares Cybersecurity Concerns at 2023 Farm Bill Hearing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young on issues impacting Iowa farmers and... -
December 06, 2022
Ernst Supports Religious Liberty Protections, Halting Military Vaccine Requirement as Army Falls 20,000 Short of Recruiting Goals
WASHINGTON – As the U.S. military continues to face low recruitment numbers, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services... -
December 05, 2022
ICYMI: The World Needs American Leadership, Says Ernst
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spent the weekend participating in conversations on the war... -
December 02, 2022
Millionaires Made Off with $264 Million in Jobless Benefits; Ernst-Tester Bill Would End This Welfare for the Wealthy
WASHINGTON – Nearly 20,000 individuals earning $1 million or more were paid $264 million in unemployment benefits in 2020, according to newly released data from the IRS. This... -
December 01, 2022
Ernst Joins Iowa Women Small Business Owners for Entrepreneurship Panel
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Small Business Committee, participated in a panel on Wednesday with Iowa female entrepreneurs to... -
December 01, 2022
Ernst Statement on Senate Action to Prevent Rail Strike
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) issued the following statement with regard to the Senate’s action to prevent a rail strike: “The ongoing uncertainty... -
November 30, 2022
Ernst, Grassley Push to Bring E15 Certainty to the Pump
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today joined a bipartisan group of Midwest senators... -
November 28, 2022
Ernst Calls on White House to Reinstate Ban on ‘Risky Research’
WASHINGTON – Following reports of numerous undisclosed biolab accidents, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and her colleagues are demanding the White House reinstate a... -
November 28, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Leads Bipartisan Push for Pentagon to Transfer Armed Drones to Ukraine
WASHINGTON— The Pentagon has considered transferring armed Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to Ukraine since early summer, without final decision. In an effort to push the... -
November 22, 2022
As Ukraine Makes Gains on the Battlefield, Ernst, Manchin Urge Pentagon to Transfer Armed Drones to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – As Ukraine makes significant gains in its fight against Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.),... -
November 17, 2022
Ahead of Thanksgiving, Ernst Calls Fowl on Bidenomics.
WASHINGTON— With Thanksgiving prices up 20 percent from last year, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) says Washington should stick a fork in the Democrats’... -
November 17, 2022
Ernst, Grassley Urge Biden Admin to Choose Less Burdensome, More Affordable Emissions Rule
WASHINGTON – On behalf of Iowa auto dealers and truck drivers across the country, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are working to prevent the...
