We cannot keep on keeping on with what we are doing right now and expect things to get better.
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.
Unfortunately, in a move that defies comprehension, your predecessor revoked WASPs eligibility to be honored by having their cremated remains inurned at Arlington.
I do support providing women with various opportunities to serve in any capacity as long as we are not lowering standards to allow participation, and that we are not decreasing our combat effectiveness.
Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act--more affectionately known as the SCRUB Act. This past summer, my colleague Senator Hatch and I introduced this…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess as under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:27 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer…
Unfortunately, as we have seen all too many times in the past that there has not been the followup necessary, and those months at delay could mean another veteran that has been left untreated or another veteran that takes their own life…
A top priority of both organizations should be ensuring that not one of these VA whistleblower complaints goes unresolved.
Mr. President, I rise today to honor my good friend and the Governor of Iowa, Terry Branstad. Monday marks his historic milestone as the Nation's longest serving Governor with 7,642 days in office working for our great State of Iowa. Our…





