Press Releases
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WASHINGTON – Building on her successful effort to prohibit the Pentagon from procuring electric vehicle (EV) components from any entity that uses child or slave labor, U.S....
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WASHINGTON— One year after the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, and days after the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst...
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August 04, 2022
Ernst Leads Effort to Cut Red Tape on Regulations Hindering Livestock Auctions, Small Packers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is leading an effort to reduce regulatory red-tape to enable livestock auction... -
August 03, 2022
Ernst Supports Addition of Finland and Sweden to NATO
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Observer Group, today... -
August 03, 2022
Ernst Measures to Prevent Foreign Influence in Government Contracting, Increase Efficiency Move Through Senate Committee
WASHINGTON – Two of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) efforts aimed at improving federal procurement advanced in the Senate today. The measures include an effort to... -
August 02, 2022
Ernst Statement on Final Passage of PACT Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today released the following statement on the Senate’s final passage of the PACT Act, which is now set to be signed into... -
August 02, 2022
Ernst Co-Leads Small Business Hearing, Presses Small Business Administration on Efforts to Curb Fraud in Lending Program
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today co-led the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s hearing on the Small Business... -
August 02, 2022
Ernst Demands U.N. Hold Taliban Accountable for Ongoing Attacks Against Afghan Women and Girls
WASHINGTON— In the wake of the horrific abuses perpetrated by the Taliban against Afghan women and girls, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) co-led a bipartisan letter to the... -
August 01, 2022
Ernst Statement on Killing of al-Qaeda Leader
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement regarding a successful U.S.... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced bipartisan legislation to modernize and improve the efficiency of technology acquisition. The legislation would boost...
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July 29, 2022
VIDEO: Joni At Bat: 2022 Congressional Baseball Game
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and her Republican colleagues defended their title as champions of the Congressional Baseball Game. The GOP shut out... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) responds to the news that the U.S. economy shrank in the second quarter of this year – proving the United States is in a...
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July 27, 2022
Bidenomics is Pushing Us to the Fiscal Cliff: Ernst Hammers Biden for a “Climbing” Inflation Rate, “Steep” Costs of Living
WASHINGTON – One year after her fan-favorite “The Price is Up” speech, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) was back on the Senate floor today to highlight the... -
July 27, 2022
Ernst, Grassley, Miller-Meeks, Hinson Seek to Increase Access to Over-the-Counter Birth Control
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading an effort to expand health care choices for women by increasing access to contraceptives over-the-counter (OTC) and... -
WASHINGTON – After Iranians with direct links to the country’s most prominent designated terrorist organization were detained in Argentina early last month, the Biden...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined her colleagues in an effort to shine a light...
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July 26, 2022
Ernst Slams Biden Administration, Shares More Stories of Iowans Struggling with High Prices
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is calling upon the Biden administration to provide real solutions for Iowans and Americans that have been crushed by sky-high... -
July 26, 2022
“A No-Brainer”: Ernst Joins Grassley on Bipartisan Push to Improve Vehicle Efficiency, Help Americans Save Money at the Pump
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in introducing the bipartisan and bicameral Next Generation Fuels Act, a... -
July 21, 2022
JUST PASSED: Ernst Effort to Help End Human Trafficking
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) had their bill, the End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022, pass the Senate... -
July 21, 2022
Ernst Shares Harrowing Stories from the Border
WASHINGTON – After an eye-opening and educational trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) shared stories with her colleagues and the press about what...
