Joni Ernst

This type of culture that was created under the Obama administration has no place, has no place here.

My constituents tell me the EPA is out to get them rather than work with them, and there is a huge lack of trust between many of my constituents and the EPA.

Fortunately, the EPA has recently changed its course and released updated volume targets for the RFS that meet the levels prescribed by Congress.

Policy certainty is key for economic growth.

President-elect Trump reiterated his support for biofuels while he was campaigning cross Iowa and all across the Midwest.

I would also include there a hollowed-out military, which is what I believe that we have right now.

I strongly believe he understands and respects the importance of civilian control of our armed services.

Without reservations, I support this nomination.

We have to have honest brokers, and we have to have people that will be held accountable.

I have worked, therefore, with my colleagues in the Senate, including Senator John McCain, who is the sponsor of the Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015.

What I am hearing mostly from our Iowans, especially the farmers, the ranchers, and our landowners, is that it really feels like the Federal Government is out to get them.

I am always of the thought that less Federal Government involvement is better for our folks back home, not more.

As I mentioned, Iowa families are paying a lot for these premiums.

I hate to say that I agree with you that Iowans and folks across the country have been placed into a situation where they are attempting to decide, 'Do I pay for my mortgage, or do I purchase health insurance?'

We do have a lot of difficulties coming up, especially with sequestration.

We are not growing the economy like we could be and should be, here in the United States, because of that.

These programs are too fragmented and overly complex for clients to navigate.

Everyone that works hard should have an opportunity to succeed.

I am intent on combating rural poverty.

I have joined with Chairman Johnson and Senator Booker to introduce a bill that would require the President to combat terrorists' use of social media.

I think we do need to look very carefully at the TPP, not only as trade, but also as a way to leverage cooperation with other nations out there.

But I would like to push back from the other side to say--and yes, I would agree that perhaps we do have more people that have insurance, but they have extremely high deductibles.

I have heard those stories over and over again. Chuck Grassley and I both do a 99 county tour across Iowa.

I would push back on that, because that is not a myth in Iowa, because I hear it from small businesses all the time.

What role does the Department believe the Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces will play once ISIS is defeated?