Press Releases
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Gary Peters (D-Michigan) introduced the Pharmaceutical Risk Assessment and Mitigation Act to require the Department of Defense...
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July 15, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Tristate Curls
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: Tristate Curls of Osceola... -
July 12, 2024
Ernst Works to Rein in Washington Overreach
WASHINGTON – Following the Supreme Court’s ruling that reclaimed misplaced power from Washington bureaucrats, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) committed to reshaping the federal... -
WASHINGTON – After Iowa was hit hard by recent tornados and flooding, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, advocated for efforts to...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced the Furthering Operations for Resiliency, Transparency, and Integrity to Fortify (FORTIFY)...
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July 09, 2024
Ernst: Biden Is the Abandoner in Chief
WASHINGTON – As world leaders gather for the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, called for the United... -
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: Black Sheep Coffee...
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July 03, 2024
Ernst Celebrates America’s Birthday
WASHINGTON – Ahead of Independence Day, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and retired Lieutenant Colonel, released the following video honoring America’s 248th... -
July 03, 2024
Ernst Meets with Farmers, Holds Town Halls, Visits Flood Damage, and More on River to River Tour
RED OAK, IOWA – As part of her commitment to hear from Iowans in every corner of the state, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst recently visited 13 counties to meet with farmers, small... -
July 02, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Barn Wired
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: Barn Wired of Keokuk... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S....
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WASHINGTON – On the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is supporting...
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June 27, 2024
Ernst Demands USAID Answer for Payroll Fraud
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is following up on her previous request for a comprehensive review of telework and locality pay policies by demanding action from the... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led the entire Iowa delegation in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue working with state leaders to support...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding the Department of Defense (DoD) release the full, unredacted report she...
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June 25, 2024
Ernst, Williams Rip Biden Administration SBA Over Handling of Funding Circle SBLC License
WASHINGTON – After Funding Circle voluntarily surrendered the Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) license it wrongly received from the Biden Small Business Administration (SBA),... -
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: L&J Industries of Floyd...
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June 24, 2024
Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Hancock County
This event will now begin at 3:00pm CT RED OAK, Iowa – On Thursday, June 27, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will host a town hall meeting in Hancock County. Senator Ernst looks... -
WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate unanimously passed a bill that U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) supported and shepherded through to transfer approximately 1,600 acres of land...
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June 21, 2024
Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Howard County
RED OAK, Iowa – On Friday, June 28, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will host a town hall meeting in Howard County. Senator Ernst looks forward to hearing from constituents in the...
