Press Releases
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MAJDAL SHAMS, Israel – After a Hezbollah rocket attack on a soccer field took the lives of 12 children in Majdal Shams, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Abraham...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led her colleagues in calling out Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan for allowing electric vehicles (EVs) to be...
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August 26, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Podium Ink
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: Podium Ink of Ringgold... -
WASHINGTON – Ahead of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York City next month, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in urging President Biden to refuse...
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August 22, 2024
Ernst Skewers IRS for Indifference to Antisemitic Violence
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) demanded Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel explain why his agency blew off her request to investigate... -
August 21, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Juniper & Olive Co.
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, announced her Small Business of the Week: Juniper & Olive Co. of... -
August 19, 2024
ICYMI: Feds are still sending ‘mad scientist’ millions to China — and keeping it from Congress
By: Sen. Joni Ernst and Adam Andrzejewski As published in New York Post Washington should have learned an important lesson after COVID-19: Stop sending our tax dollars to China for... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) demanded an explanation from U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrienne Todman after a whistleblower revealed...
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August 14, 2024
At Second Annual Entrepreneur Expo, Ernst Brings Washington Opportunities to Iowa Small Business Owners
AMES, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, held her second annual Entrepreneur Expo on Aug. 6, 2024,... -
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) led a bipartisan group in urging the U.S....
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August 13, 2024
Ernst Rails Against Biden-Harris SBA for Injecting Green New Deal Agenda Into Key Loan Program
WASHINGTON – Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), alongside Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), called out... -
WASHINGTON – After an explosive report revealed the Biden-Harris administration sent $293 million to the Taliban, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sent a letter to President Joe...
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August 12, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Great Day Cafe
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: Great Day Cafe of Van Buren... -
August 08, 2024
Ernst to NCAA: Keep Men Out of Women’s Sports
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 22 of her colleagues sent a letter urging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker to update... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and seven of her senate colleagues sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging him to investigate cases of American...
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August 06, 2024
Ernst, Padilla Celebrate National Farmers Market Week
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced the passage of their bipartisan resolution to celebrate National Farmers Market Week from... -
August 05, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Brown’s Shoe Fit Co.
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: Brown’s Shoe Fit Co. of... -
DUBUQUE, Iowa – Saturday, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a roundtable discussion with transportation and agriculture industry experts to discuss how the Biden-Harris electric...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and her colleagues called out the Biden-Harris administration for withholding a wide array of congressionally-approved weapons...
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August 01, 2024
Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Iowa County
RED OAK, Iowa – On Tuesday, August 6, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will host a town hall meeting in Iowa County. Senator Ernst looks forward to hearing from constituents in the...
