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.
many of the veterans have expressed a real connection to the land, and it is often very therapeutic, as well, working with animals or working in the soil.
I believe it is imperative that we focus on the causes of rural poverty and work to provide opportunities for folks to overcome obstacles.
I thank you for that, and I have visited with a number of veterans, one in particular that returned to Iowa and is working in agriculture.
Many of our small communities do not have the taxing base to bring their systems up to standards.
I came to the Senate committed to cutting pork and working through unnecessary and burdensome regulations.
I do not think terrorists distinguish between who is a combatant and who is a non-combatant in situations like that.
We need to make sure that we are protecting our servicemembers as well as our civilians serving overseas.
If it is the case that ICE refrained from lodging a detainer on Mejia because his arrest for felony vehicular homicide 'did not meet ICE's enforcement priorities,' would you agree with me that ICE needs to take another look at its…
the priority should be to ensure that people who enter our country illegally and kill American citizens are deported and never allowed to return.





