Joni Ernst

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With Fertilizer Costs Crushing Iowa Farmers, Ernst, Grassley Urge Biden Admin to Prioritize Lasting Trade Relationships

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Ernst pressed USDA Secretary Vilsack last week at a Senate hearing on how the Biden administration plans to address sky-high fertilizer costs

Ernst Honors Nation’s Heroes on Memorial Day, Champions Global War on Terrorism Memorial

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The Iowa senator, a veteran of the Global War on Terrorism, discusses the importance of honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice, including Iowan Marine Cpl. Daegan Page

With Farmers Hurting, Ernst Presses Vilsack on Fertilizer Costs, Supply Chain Challenges, and Admin’s Expansive 30x30 Conservation Scheme

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the former Governor of Iowa, has not appeared before the Senate Agriculture Committee since he was confirmed over a year ago

JUST IN: Major Aid Organizations, House Members, Senators Join Ernst’s Bipartisan Push to Waive Shipping Red Tape, Move U.S. Food Aid

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The measure already has strong, bipartisan support from Iowa and national ag groups as well as from key members of the Senate

With Gas Prices Sky-High, Ernst Questions Biden’s Appointee With Past Comments Criticizing Biofuel, the RFS

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Biden picked someone who has called the RFS “not successful” to lead a key administration role that oversees the program

Ernst Sounds Alarm on Biden’s Border Crisis, Pushes for States to Build the Wall with Unused Material Collecting Dust, Costing Taxpayers

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The Iowa senator introduced the BUILD IT Act today that would let states finish the job on Southern border barrier projects Biden canceled and that are continuing to cost taxpayers

Washington’s Still Billing Taxpayers for a Border Wall. So, Ernst Says, ‘Let’s Build It!’

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With millions of tax dollars being wasted every single day to “watch over” unused materials for a border barrier, Ernst’s BUILD IT Act would let states put them to use and finish the job

Ernst Statement on Getting Banned from Russia

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It’s “a pretty clear sign that I’m doing something right,” the Iowa senator said. “Putin can put my name at the top of his list.”

PASSED: Ernst Effort to Recognize Women-Owned Small Businesses

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Her resolution details the meaningful impact of women-owned small businesses in Iowa and across the nation

Democrats’ Strange Multiverse of Madness: Ernst Unleashes on the Left’s Destruction of Our Institutions

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The Iowa senator said: “Democrats in Washington are attempting to dismantle the nation’s institutions with their woke agenda.”

Ernst Presses Biden DOJ on Understaffing of Federal Prisons, Attempt to Use Staff at Southern Border

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The Iowa senator is demanding answers about the president’s plan and how it will impact the safety of inmates and prison personnel who are already shorthanded

Ernst’s Measure Supporting Future Vets in Small Business Clears Senate Committee

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The Iowa senator, a combat veteran, hopes to create a channel to set servicemembers up with job opportunities in the civilian workforce following their military service

Under Biden, Iowa Families, Farmers Getting Crushed By All-Time High Gas Prices, Ernst Says

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The Iowa senator says America has the means to become energy independent, but instead President Biden is making the choice to put his deranged climate policies ahead of Iowans

With Nation Facing Baby Formula Crisis, Ernst, Feenstra Demand Answers from Biden, Regulators Who Shut Down American Plant

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“This is a matter of life and death for our most vulnerable,” the Iowa lawmakers say in a letter to President Biden

NEW: Iowa Ag Groups, Top Senators Now Backing Ernst’s Push to Lift Shipping Restrictions, Expedite Food Aid Amid Russia’s War

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Ernst’s bipartisan measure is gaining strong, bipartisan support

During National Police Week, Ernst Meets With Cedar Rapids Officer Who Is Honoring the Fallen

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The group is in Washington to add the names of fallen officers to the National Law Enforcement Memorial

Ernst Blasts Anti-Law Enforcement Rhetoric, Calls on Democrats to Back the Blue, Tackle Violent Crime

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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today blasted the anti-law enforcement rhetoric coming from the Left—including their calls to defund the police and abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Ernst noted that as a result, and with Democrats in control of Washington, we’ve seen a surge in violent crime across the country.

Ernst Calls for Action to Address Global Food Crisis, Expedite Aid Amid War in Ukraine

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Recognizing the food insecurity across the globe caused by Putin’s unjust invasion of Ukraine, the breadbasket of Europe, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today called attention to the $100 million of food aid Congress approved in March that has yet to be dispersed, in part due to the high transportation costs

Ernst Releases Statement on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

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Ernst: Every American wants to keep our kids and our schools safe and provide folks access to mental health treatment, and this proposal helps do that without placing new restrictions on law-abiding gun owners

Ernst Pays Tribute to 50th Anniversary of Title IX, Fights to Protect Women, Girls in Sports

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The Biden administration’s Department of Education has proposed a new interpretation of Title IX, contradicting its very purpose