Press Releases
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today slammed the Biden administration’s border policies. Ernst stated that the Biden administration’s plans to lift...
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WASHINGTON – As Russia’s brutal and lawless invasion of Ukraine continues and in the wake of global backlash from tragic reports emerging of the massacre of civilians...
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April 04, 2022
Senator Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Ringgold County
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today announced she will hold a town hall meeting in Ringgold County as part of her 99 County Tour for 2022. Senator Ernst looks... -
April 04, 2022
Senator Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Hardin County
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today announced she will hold a town hall meeting in Hardin County as part of her 99 County Tour for 2022. Senator Ernst looks... -
WASHINGTON—As the United States Senate considers an additional COVID-19 aid package, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), known as the Senate’s leading foe against...
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April 01, 2022
Ernst, Collins, Shaheen Lead Bipartisan CODEL to UN Headquarters to Discuss Support for Afghan Women and Girls
NEW YORK CITY, New York—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today visited the United Nations headquarters in New York to... -
March 31, 2022
Ernst, Cortez Masto Work to Improve Data Collection on Brain Injuries in Survivors of Domestic Violence, Bolster Resources and Support
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) are introducing bipartisan legislation to require the Department of Health and Human Services... -
March 31, 2022
Ernst Joins Female Senators of Both Parties in Urging Biden to Act After Taliban Bars Afghan Girls From Returning to School
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate, is joining a bipartisan group of female senators in urging... -
March 30, 2022
Senate Unanimously Passes Ernst, Smith “National Women in Agriculture Day” Resolution
WASHINGTON—Last night, during Women’s History Month, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan measure from U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith... -
March 30, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst, 24 Bipartisan Senators Press Biden Administration for Answers on U.S. Strategy with Ukraine
WASHINGTON—After leading a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Poland and Germany, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Ukraine Caucus and Senate Armed Services Committee, met with the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, continued her calls to provide Ukraine with the weapons they need to push back...
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WASHINGTON – Over one month since the beginning of Putin’s unjust war on Ukraine, and following a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Poland and...
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March 25, 2022
Ernst: Global War on Terrorism Memorial “will be a place of remembrance for everyone.”
WASHINGTON—After successfully getting her bipartisan effort to create a Global War on Terrorism Memorial on the National Mall signed into law, U.S. Senator... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is backing a bipartisan bill to help provide the Ukrainian military...
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March 24, 2022
JUST IN: Every Female Senator Joins Ernst, Smith Resolution Designating Today National Women in Agriculture Day
WASHINGTON—During Women’s History Month and National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.)—both members of the Senate Agriculture... -
March 23, 2022
Ernst, Female Colleagues Slam Taliban’s Refusal to Open Secondary Education to Afghan Girls
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following joint statement with U.S.... -
March 23, 2022
Combat Veteran Ernst: “Defending freedom in Ukraine is defending freedom everywhere.”
WASHINGTON—After leading nine of her Senate colleagues on a bipartisan delegation visit to Poland and Germany this weekend, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and... -
March 23, 2022
During Women’s History Month, Ernst, Capito Push Legislation to Empower Women-Owned Small Businesses
WASHINGTON—During Women’s History Month, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Senator Shelley Moore... -
March 22, 2022
Almost One Month After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, Ernst Says Biden Admin Needs to Provide More Lethal Aid Now
WASHINGTON—After returning from a congressional delegation visit she led to Poland and Germany over the weekend, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and...
