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  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
December 21, 2019 at 12:58 PM

Week in Review: Flood protection for Iowa's communities

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review December 21, 2019   Increasing Flood Protection and Support for Iowa’s Communities In the wake of this spring’s devastating floods, this week Senator Ernst put forward bipartisan l…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
December 14, 2019 at 12:49 PM

Week in Review: Calling on Congress to Work Together for Iowans

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review December 14, 2019 Calling on Congress to Work Together for Iowans With just a few weeks left in 2019, Senator Joni Ernst is calling for her colleagues – Democrats and Republicans – …
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
December 7, 2019 at 12:46 PM

Week in Review: Body Armor For Female Servicemembers

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review December 7, 2019   Pushing for Properly Fitting Body Armor, Protective Equipment for Female Servicemembers After working closely with soldiers and commanders of the U.S. service br…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
November 28, 2019 at 4:47 PM

Happy Thanksgiving!

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving! Dear Friend – I’d like to wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving! As we gather together with friends and family this holiday, let’s always keep in m…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
November 23, 2019 at 12:42 PM

Week in Review: Support and Resources for Survivors

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review November 23, 2019   Providing Support and Resources to Fellow Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Abuse Senator Joni Ernst, a survivor of sexual assault and domestic violence and an o…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
November 22, 2019 at 4:24 PM

Cracking down on 'pension poachers' targeting our veterans

  Home  |  Make' Em Squeal  |  Email Joni  Pension Poachers Scamming Veterans Get Off Scot-Free. Bernie Madoff may be behind bars, but there are still plenty of phony financial planners out there looking to pad their own pockets with other people’…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
November 16, 2019 at 12:44 PM

Week in Review: Modernizing Our Family and Medical Leave Policies

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review November 16, 2019 Modernizing Our Family and Medical Leave Policies As a mom, Senator Ernst understands how important it is for new parents to spend time with their children in their…
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November 9, 2019 at 12:45 PM

All 99 Counties

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review November 9, 2019   That’s a Wrap! Completing this Year’s 99 County Tour With the conclusion of her 35th public town hall this year last Saturday, Senator Joni Ernst officially comp…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
November 6, 2019 at 12:04 AM

That's a wrap!

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact JUST COMPLETED: My 99 County Tour for 2019 Held 35 town halls, visited every one of Iowa’s 99 counties, met with thousands of Iowans Dear Friend – As you might know, every year I complete what I call m…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
October 29, 2019 at 3:37 PM

SQUEAL AWARD: Time to Bag the Swag

  Home  |  Make' Em Squeal  |  Email Joni  Taxpayers Haunted by Washington’s Spooky Spending on Tricks and Treats Washington’s spooky spending can make every day in the nation’s capital feel a little like Halloween.  And we all know you can’t go t…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
October 26, 2019 at 3:17 PM

Week in Review: Continuing the Push for USMCA

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review October 26, 2019 Continuing the Push for USMCA Almost a year after President Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Senator Joni Ernst, chairman of the Senat…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
October 24, 2019 at 7:49 PM

We’re one step closer to ending ‘Presidential Perks.’

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact We’re one step closer to ending ‘Presidential Perks.’ Former presidents rake in millions from speaking engagements, Netflix deals, and other big money windfalls once they leave office; but, believe it or …
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
October 19, 2019 at 3:32 PM

Week in Review: Increased Access to Biofuels

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review October 19, 2019   Pressing USDA on Efforts to Increase Access to Biofuels Senator Ernst, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Energy and Rural Development and a cham…
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October 9, 2019 at 7:43 PM

Delivering for Cedar Rapids

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Delivering for the Cedar Rapids Community As a former member of the Iowa National Guard, I vividly remember being on the ground in the Cedar Rapids community over 10 years ago to respond to the devastatio…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
September 30, 2019 at 1:54 PM

Week in Review: No More Binge-Buying Bureaucrats

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review September 30, 2019   Warning Washington Bureaucrats about Their End-of-Year Spending Habits During the biggest federal spending week of the Fiscal Year, Senator Joni Ernst, who Iowa…
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September 24, 2019 at 6:16 PM

It's the most WASTEFUL time of the year!

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact IT’S THE MOST WASTEFUL TIME OF THE YEAR: Washington’s End-of-Year Tradition Folks, ‘tis the season in Washington. That’s right, binge buying Washington bureaucrats are going on their annual “Christmas in…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
September 17, 2019 at 6:32 PM

SQUEAL AWARD: Forget Area 51

  Home  |  Make' Em Squeal  |  Email Joni  Forget Area 51 — Spending at the Pentagon is Out of This World Is the government hiding flying saucers and extraterrestrials in Area 51, the top secret Air Force installation in Nevada? That age-old consp…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
September 15, 2019 at 4:21 PM

Week in Review: Iowans Want the USMCA Now

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review September 15, 2019   Bringing Iowans’ Voices to Washington Following a month of traveling across Iowa on her 99 County Tour, hearing from Iowans in every corner of the state, Senat…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
September 4, 2019 at 6:33 PM

Ernst's August in Iowa | 11 Town Halls, 37 County Tour Stops, 3 Bills Signed Into Law...

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst’s August in Iowa 11 Town Halls, 37 Visits and County Tour Stops, 3 Bills Signed Into Law, 1 Committee Field Hearing – Meeting with Thousands of Iowans September 4, 2019 U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, the …
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
August 28, 2019 at 6:02 PM

SQUEAL AWARD: Pulling the Plug on High-Risk Chinese Equipment

  Home  |  Make' Em Squeal  |  Email Joni  On Taxpayers’ Dime, Pentagon Buys Chinese Computers Vulnerable to Hacking Last year, the Department of Defense (DoD) bought thousands of computer products and other electronics with KNOWN cybersecurity ri…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
August 19, 2019 at 9:12 PM

Week in Review: Town Halls & 99 County Tour Stops in Iowa

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review August 19, 2019 Three public town hall meetings, including one in Polk County, and a number of meetings and visits with Iowans from all backgrounds, including small business leaders,…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
August 10, 2019 at 11:42 AM

Week in Review: Lowering prescription drug costs

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review August 10, 2019   Continuing Push to Lower Health Care Costs, Prescription Drug Prices Senator Ernst is continuing her efforts to lower the costs of health care and prescription dr…
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August 3, 2019 at 11:43 AM

Week in Review: Iowa wins in infrastructure bill

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review August 3, 2019   Securing Wins for Iowa in Historic Infrastructure Package Senator Ernst, a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), scored major wins …
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
July 27, 2019 at 11:43 AM

Week in Review: Moving Federal Agencies Out of the ‘Swamp’ and Closer to the People

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review July 27, 2019 Moving Federal Agencies Out of the ‘Swamp’ and Closer to the People Senator Ernst is leading the charge to move federal agency headquarters outside of “swampy” Washingt…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
July 20, 2019 at 11:42 AM

Week in Review: Billion dollar bonuses...

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review July 20, 2019   Banning “Bogus Bonuses” for Federal Contractors Senator Joni Ernst, a tireless advocate for cutting wasteful government spending, is continuing her efforts to make …
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
July 17, 2019 at 2:32 PM

SQUEAL AWARD: Houston, we have a problem.

  Home  |  Make' Em Squeal  |  Email Joni  Houston, we have a problem. Good morning folks -  Your project is billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule? No problem, here is a big fat bonus check. Sound familiar? While it shouldn’t…
  Joni K. Ernst · [email protected]
July 13, 2019 at 11:41 AM

Week in Review: Lowering Drug Prices

     Home | Newsroom | Helping Iowans | Contact Ernst Week in Review July 13, 2019   Fighting to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs for Iowa Families Following a week of traveling across Iowa on her 99 County Tour and hearing from Iowans about the…