Press Releases
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October 12, 2022
Ernst Secures Investigation into $15M of U.S. Taxpayer-Funded Technology Given to Communist China
WASHINGTON – Following reports of the illegal hand-off of groundbreaking technology to Communist China by the Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa),... -
WASHINGTON – Following new reports tying Dr. Anthony Fauci and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) to EcoHealth Alliance, a group...
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October 07, 2022
VIDEO/PHOTO: Ernst Helps Kick-off Operation Diaper Drive in Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today joined the Young Parents Network (YPN) and the Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank to kick-off the 7th Annual Operation... -
DUBUQUE, Iowa – In a roundtable yesterday with student veterans at the University of Dubuque, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran, and Congresswoman Ashley...
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October 05, 2022
Ernst Goes to Bat to Stop Fauci’s Funding of More Batty Experiments by Group Linked to China’s Infamous Wuhan Lab
WASHINGTON – The shady organization that funneled U.S. tax dollars into China’s state-run Wuhan Institute of Virology to conduct risky research on coronaviruses... -
October 04, 2022
Ernst Completes 8th Annual 99 County Tour
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – With her 99th stop at the Jordan Creek Lowe’s in Dallas County, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today officially finished her annual 99 County Tour... -
September 29, 2022
As Putin Attempts to Illegally Annex Ukrainian Territories, Ernst Pushes to Prevent U.S. Acknowledgement of Russian Landgrabs
WASHINGTON – As Putin prepares to claim success in his sham and illegitimate elections to annex four Ukrainian territories, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the... -
September 29, 2022
Ernst: Communist China is the Ultimate Beneficiary of Taxpayer-Funded Small Business Research, and I’m Ending That Right Now!
WASHINGTON— A Department of Defense (DoD) review found that China is stealing technology developed in the U.S. by exploiting small business research programs, and U.S.... -
September 28, 2022
Ernst: Fentanyl is Coming Through Open Southern Border to Iowa Communities
WASHINGTON— After hosting a roundtable with local law enforcement and Midwest drug trafficking leaders on the fentanyl crisis, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today brought... -
September 28, 2022
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Ernst, Grassley Meet with Davenport City Officials
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) this week met with Davenport Mayor Mike Matson, Police Chief Jeffery Bladel, and other city... -
September 27, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Seeks to Solidify Sanctions on Iran Amid Assassination Plots on U.S. Officials, Nuclear Deal Discussions
WASHINGTON – Last week, on the same day Iranian President Raisi addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York and as thousands of Iranians protested the regime’s... -
September 26, 2022
VIDEO/PHOTO: In O’Brien County, Ernst Holds Roundtable on Fentanyl Crisis
PRIMGHAR, Iowa – As a part of her 99 County Tour, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today held a roundtable discussion in O’Brien County with the new director of the... -
September 22, 2022
Ernst Commends Long-Awaited Nomination of Iowan for Key USDA Trade Position
WASHINGTON— As Iowa native, Alexis Taylor – nominee to be Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs – testified today during her nomination... -
September 22, 2022
Democrats Block Ernst-led Effort to Punish Iran for Open Assassination Plots Against Americans
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats today blocked an effort led by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to solidify sanctions on Iran until they end their open assassination plots... -
September 22, 2022
WTAS: Ernst-Led Effort to Punish Iran for Open Assassination Plots Against Americans
WASHINGTON — This week, as Iranian President Raisi addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Representative Mike Waltz (R-Fla.)... -
September 21, 2022
Ernst, Waltz Lead Effort to Sanction Iran, Punish Open Assassination Plots Against Americans
WASHINGTON — As the Biden administration continues to pursue a nuclear agreement with the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism – Iran – U.S. Senator... -
September 20, 2022
As Harvest and Winter Approach, Ernst Calls on Democrats to Reopen American Energy
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today recalled her own memories of harvest season in Iowa and highlighted how this year’s harvest is going to be more... -
September 19, 2022
Ernst, Barrasso Demand Answers on Report of DOE Sending Taxpayer-Funded Technology to China
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy... -
September 16, 2022
Ernst Introduces Bill to Make Distribution of Deadly Fentanyl Chargeable as Felony Murder
WASHINGTON – As fentanyl continues to pour over the Southern border, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues, led by Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in... -
September 16, 2022
Ernst Celebrates Two Years of Historic Abraham Peace Accords
WASHINGTON— Today, on the two-year anniversary of the historic signing of the Abraham Accords, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) – co-chair of the Senate Abraham Accords...