Joni Ernst
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Joni Kay Ernst is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Iowa since January 6, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, she is the first woman to represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate. Ernst has focused on issues such as agriculture, rural development, and veterans' affairs throughout her tenure. She has been an advocate for bipartisan efforts to address the needs of rural communities and has emphasized the importance of legislation that supports farmers and agricultural interests in Iowa.
For heaven’s sakes, folks. OK … What you don’t want to do is listen to me when I say that we’re going to focus on those that are most vulnerable.
That’s because they’re not currently eligible by the original definition of Medicaid, and they will be moved off of those Medicaid rolls.
We’re not going to cut those benefits, what we are doing is making sure that those who are not Medicaid eligible are not receiving benefits.
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.
This is exactly why I have been calling on Washington to evaluate all federal real estate holdings.
DoD did not track funding at the level of detail necessary to determine whether the DoD provided funding to Chinese research laboratories.
Rest assured: Lieutenant Colonel Gabbard loves this country — a fact proven by the fact that she put her life on the line to defend it.
Thank you, Senator Rosen. Joining our colloquy now is the senior Senator from Maryland, Ben Cardin. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Markey). The Senator from Maryland.
Thank you to the Senator from Iowa for joining our colloquy. I will yield the time now to a very, very good friend and fellow colleague of the Abraham Accords Caucus, Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The…
We saw heavy rainfall that caused major flooding up and down the Missouri River.
Now more than ever, as you have seen, just disasters across the United States.
I hope we get around to that. Our farmers and rural communities really deserve a five-year piece of legislation that will provide us with some certainty and addresses the needs of rural America.





