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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.
I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum…
I tell you, even the best laid plans can go awry, because we had really kind of an uprising amongst the people around those landfills.
We cannot go back and make it any faster in the past, but moving forward, is there a guide or an SOP, standard operating procedures, that APHIS can put out in a little pamphlet or just an easy way for our folks to know where to go, who to…
In fact, just yesterday in this Committee, we did approve a bill introduced by Senator Heitkamp and myself which will focus on improving program management in the Federal Government.
We value our relationship with Canada. They are our number one trading partner and we just believe it is time, it is time to give up on this failed concept that has been determined to be illegal.
This is a significant data breach. We will talk about this all the day, but bottom line, we need to see some action on this immediately.
we have the two cellulosic plants that are up and moving, and we have a third set to come online
I would say, too, that, just going a little bit further, I mean, I have a diagram--you can pull this up on the Internet--where all of those E85 pumps are located, and you will see that most of them are in the Upper Midwest.
I would encourage that in the future as something that we take into consideration rather than utilizing some of these biofuels from other countries.
I would argue that we need to continue investing in this area and make sure that it is available.
the impact to our U.S. consumers, if they do have that choice and are using E15, it is typically anywhere from a nickel to a dime lower, even, than the E10.
for any State, any investors in any State to move forward, they want to know that there is going to be a set volume and a demand for those products
I look forward to working with you, Ms. McCabe, and talking more about kind of what the future holds.
Will the Chair notify me after 30 seconds? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will be so notified.
I yield to Senator Boxer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California is recognized.
I thank the Presiding Officer. Colleagues, just a few brief points on this amendment. We are just providing the administration the option to get arms directly to the Kurds. The Kurds currently are providing refuge to over 1.6 million…
as we continue to fight against ISIS and their radical allies, I rise to urge my colleagues to support the Ernst-Boxer amendment, which provides authority for direct assistance to a critical partner in that fight: the Iraqi Kurds…
Today I am introducing the Program Management and Improvement Accountability Act with Senator Heitkamp, and the bill targets wasteful spending in Government.
I have been concerned our veterans are not receiving the highest quality of mental health care at many VA facilities.
I am concerned of potential consequences to our national security and the security of our allies in the Middle East brought by the prospect of providing Iran with potentially up to $150 billion in sanctions relief.
I continue to see photographs in the open source media of Iranian controlled Iraqi Shiite militias with United States weapons and equipment.
I think establishing at least a safe zone... is a step in the right direction.
Do you support providing Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) equipment and other CBRN defensive equipment to Peshmerga forces to enhance their force protection?
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