Joni Ernst

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Recent News About Joni Ernst


Ernst Speaks at the Reagan Foundation’s “Time For Choosing” Series

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Fifty-eight years after President Ronald Reagan’s historic “Time For Choosing” speech, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran elected to the Senate and Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, took to the stage at the Reagan Library last night to reflect on the legacy of President Reagan and the future of America and the Republican Party

Ernst Decries Biden’s Student Debt “Cancellation”: This Will Fan the Flames of Inflation

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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement, denouncing President Biden’s plan to “cancel” student loan debt

Ernst: Audit the IRS!

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Democrats Double the Size of the IRS to Audit Innocent Americans While Thousands of Tax Collectors Fail to Pay Their Own Tax Bills

After Biden Administration Permits Individuals Who Support Terrorism into U.S., Ernst Presses for Answers

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Ernst and colleagues write to DHS and State: “the American people deserve an explanation regarding the broad, open-ended nature of this authority”

Ernst Expresses Concern Over Biden ATF’s Unwarranted “Knock And Talk” Tactics

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Under President Biden, the ATF has engaged in “knock and talk” visits in which they visit private residences and ask them to display a recently purchased firearm as proof that the resident did not conduct a straw purchase

Ernst Tours Cedar Rapids Flood Control Progress, Meets with Local Leaders

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As a national guard Soldier, Ernst responded to the Cedar Rapids flood; as a U.S. Senator, Ernst helped secure funding, updates for flood mitigation

Ernst Visits Kirkwood Community College, Tours New Student Center

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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today visited Kirkwood Community College to meet with President Dr. Lori Sundberg and tour the new Student Center on campus

To: Secretary Vilsack, Trade Rep Tai; From: Senator Joni Ernst

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“Please take a message back to the president for me: it’s past time we eliminate fertilizer tariffs, and negotiate free trade agreements.”

Ernst Slams Democrats as Biden Signs Reckless Tax-And-Spend Bill Into Law

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Ernst said: "Once again, liberals in Washington are putting their reckless tax-and-spend agenda ahead of Americans’ most pressing concerns.”

One Year After Kabul Falls to the Taliban, Ernst Reflects on Biden’s Broken Promises, Haphazard Exit From Afghanistan

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The Iowa Senator: “Our enemies are not hiding, but far too often, America is.”

Ernst Works to Protect, Expand Access to Rural Broadband

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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is pushing bipartisan legislation to protect and expand access to high-speed internet in our rural communities and encourage investment in rural broadband

Ernst Meets With Iowans Supporting Israel, Discusses Her Bipartisan, Bicameral DEFEND Act

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As support for her bipartisan, bicameral DEFEND Act continues to grow, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) – co-chair of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus – today met with members of Iowans Supporting Israel to discuss her bill and their efforts to support Israel

Senate Democrats Choose to Subsidize, Incentivize Child and Slave Labor

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Democrats blocked a simple measure by Ernst to prevent any taxpayer money from subsidizing electric vehicles manufactured by forced labor

Ernst Effort Eliminates Subsidies, Incentives for Child and Slave Labor

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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. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is proposing an amendment to the Democrats’ tax and spend bill that will prevent taxpayer subsidies for luxury electric vehicles manufactured by forced labor

Ernst Sounds the Alarm: Terrorists May Once Again Try Entering Open Southern Border

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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 (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is seeking information from Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas on how DHS plans to secure the Southern border against potential terrorist infiltration

Ernst Leads Effort to Cut Red Tape on Regulations Hindering Livestock Auctions, Small Packers

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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 market owners to invest in small meat packing operations

Ernst Supports Addition of Finland and Sweden to NATO

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The Iowa senator recently visited the two countries, met with key leaders to ensure both nations help shoulder the burden for NATO’s military obligations

WTAS: Ernst-Led Effort to Punish Iran for Open Assassination Plots Against Americans

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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.) led an effort to solidify U.S. sanctions on Iran until they end their open assassination plots against Americans

Ernst, Waltz Lead Effort to Sanction Iran, Punish Open Assassination Plots Against Americans

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The PUNISH Act prevents the Biden administration from re-entering the Iran Nuclear Agreement until the U.S. can certify that Iran has not planned any assassination attempts on Americans for five years

As Harvest and Winter Approach, Ernst Calls on Democrats to Reopen American Energy

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With harvest season ramping up, farmers across Iowa and the Midwest are facing sky-high costs