Joni Ernst: “What you don’t want to do is listen to me when I say that we are going to focus on those that are most vulnerable.”

That’s why I’m giving my August 2026 Squeal Award to the ‘Shady Bunch,’ families full of fraudsters who are chips off the old cell block.

I’m proud we advanced this commonsense legislation and look forward to getting it across the finish line in the Senate.

The scale of growth warrants closer review. Data shared with our offices indicates more than $524 million in SNAP benefits were spent at RMP-authorized restaurants across the nine participating states from June 2023 through May 2025.

At a time of growing national security threats, it’s essential that the United States protects critical military infrastructure and maintains our military edge.