Joni Ernst

The Pentagon may be paying questionable and inappropriate costs being charged by OTA participants.

This year’s theme is ‘Made in Iowa: Ready for the Mission’ to spotlight how Iowa small businesses can support our warfighters, advance U.S. national security, and contribute to a mission-ready America.

This announcement is an important step forward, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to strengthen it and deliver the certainty, stability, and support rural America deserves.

As the committee moves toward a mark up, I remain focused on securing a fix to Proposition 12, which allows liberal activists in California to impose mandates on farmers across the country, and permanent, year-round access to E15 so…

I am proud the draft includes my proposals to crack down on foreign adversaries purchasing American farmland, increase transparency and accountability in SNAP, expand local meat processing options, and prohibit taxpayer dollars from…

I am encouraged to see Chairman Boozman release a Farm Bill draft that builds on many of the priorities Senate Republicans fought to secure in the Working Families Tax Cut Act.

Kendrick Forest Products is a re-bark-able example of the ambition and resilience of Iowa small businesses.

I'm honored to connect Iowa’s entrepreneurs and job creators and provide them with the ins and outs of federal opportunities.

This bill helps stop suspicious payments before taxpayer dollars walk out the door.

She was turning in a time card for 120 hour work weeks.

The absence of children at the child care center should have been another dead giveaway.

The RECEIPTS Act rewards military departments and defense agencies that achieve clean audits after FY 2028 with greater budget flexibility, creating a clear incentive to pass a financial audit.

Ernst led the charge to account for every cent the department spent.

Ernst secured a major win for taxpayers and our warfighters with her Stop Secret Spending Act, which requires unclassified OTAs to be made public just like all other government spending, allowing taxpayers to see for themselves exactly how…

As the first female combat veteran elected to the U.S. Senate, a landmark amendment Ernst secured will codify sex-neutral occupational performance standards, ensuring military jobs are filled based on merit and readiness while maintaining…

She was working all of those jobs at the same time. And she was turning in a time card for 120 hour work weeks.

We had one woman that claimed she was working for TSA, for HUD, for FDA. Oh, and God bless her for her service, the Air Force Reserves.

This was enabled by telework that went on during the Biden administration and that President Trump finally put an end to.

As we continue striving to fulfill our founders’ promise of a more perfect union, I have no doubt America’s small businesses and entrepreneurs will continue leading the way.

I don’t know a lot about it so far, so I’m reserving judgment. But we, we really need to make sure that it captures what we want to see, which is absolutely no way that they get a nuclear weapon.

Gronen exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to strengthening local communities that make Iowa small businesses built to last,

While the full details of this agreement have yet to be released, a deal of this magnitude deserves thorough review. It is critical that the Senate has the opportunity to examine the details, ask tough questions, and ensure America's…

Ernst also secured a landmark Arctic defense provision directing the Pentagon to deepen military partnerships with Nordic allies across the air, missile, maritime, cyber, and space domains, strengthening America's northern flank against…

It also prohibits the use of government-issued charge cards at casinos, strip clubs, and similar establishments, closing a long-standing gap in spending accountability.

The RECEIPTS Act requires the Pentagon to achieve a clean audit by 2028 and to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technology to reduce the reliance on costly consultants.