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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 years prior to the COVID pandemic, U.S. taxpayer dollars were being funneled into Communist China's state-run Wuhan Institute of Virology. After COVID appeared in the vicinity of the Wuhan Institute, instead of cooperating with efforts…
Our success this morning shows that we can accomplish a lot when we work together and focus on real transportation infrastructure.
I want to take just a very brief moment and thank the chairman and the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee because this is a very significant move that is being proposed by Senators Gillibrand and Grassley and those of us who…
I want to thank my senior Senator from Iowa for being the lead Republican on this bill, and I am rising today as well to support my colleague in her request today for consideration of the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing…
during my recent travels across Iowa on my 99-county tour, I couldn't help but notice the number of ``Help Wanted'' or ``Now Hiring'' signs on storefronts along nearly every highway and Main Street. In an era where we seem to live through…
I rise today to honor a great American and an exceptional member of the United States Air Force. On this occasion, I believe it is fitting to recognize Lt. Col. Anthony ``Tony'' Santino's distinguished service and dedication to fostering…
I think the likelihood of Roe v Wade being overturned is very minimal. I don`t see that happening.
Washington has been on a dizzying spending spree over the past couple of months, passing trillion-dollar bills right and left. It is nearly impossible to calculate the total cost. And now, President Biden and the Democrats in Congress are…
I adamantly was opposed to what we saw under the Obama administration in 2015. It was very damaging to the State of Iowa.
it has been nearly 100 days since President Biden delivered his inaugural address, promising our Nation ``unity, not division.'' He called on all of us to ``listen to one another,'' noting that unity ``requires more than words.'' I was…
I am growing increasingly concerned that every time an Administration official talks about biofuels, they only do it in the context of the new fuels and the new markets such as aviation and marine fuels.
when you hear the word ``infrastructure,'' what comes to mind? For folks across Iowa, it is roads; it is bridges, locks and dams, ports, waterways, and broadband. But according to the Biden administration, infrastructure is now a buzzword…
I rise to speak in opposition to the nomination of Mr. Colin Kahl to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. The position of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is essentially the third most senior leadership position in the Department…
I appreciate the comments of my colleague, the Senator from Illinois, but there is no doubt that we have a problem in the United States today. Our immigration system does need to be reformed, but it does need to be done in a bipartisan…
it has become all too easy for pundits and politicians to reduce the security of our borders to a bumper sticker or billboard slogan. As someone who appreciates the value of human life, as a survivor of sexual assault, and someone who…
The filibuster forces compromises, and this is what Republicans did when they were in the majority in both the House and the Senate and holding the White House.
it has been a year now since the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China. It put the world into an unprecedented global lockdown, and we are still in the dark about how the pandemic even began. Folks, this isn't entirely an…
PPP has provided essential assistance for our small businesses in Iowa and all across the country.
in this country we are so blessed to call home, every woman, no matter her background--like growing up on a small farm in Iowa--can be the next first. After serving in the U.S. Army Reserves and the Iowa Army National Guard--a historically…
Thank you to the Senator from Florida as well and for sharing his personal story and why it is so important that we have transparency on bills like this COVID package. Over the course of the pandemic, Congress has worked together…
with a one-party monopoly of Washington, DC, Democrats are back to their old spending habits. Most of the $1.9 trillion within the Democrats' ``COVID'' package has absolutely nothing to do with COVID. Unlike the previous five pandemic…
I do believe we need to find ways to speed along the permitting process, of course, taking into account our values.
I hope that if given the opportunity, you will visit us in middle America, and see some of the wonderful things that we are doing in the space of green energy.
from the streets of Portland and Seattle to right here in our Nation's Capital, lawlessness has ensued all too often across our Nation over the past year. I have consistently called it what it is--anarchy. And, folks, we need to be…
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