U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) joined a group of 17 Republican senators in requesting that the president aggressively continue to protect America’s national security by scrutinizing any transactions or investments by the Chinese government or privately owned enterprises. “We must Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) this week asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish procedures to ensure those who have chosen to separate from their domestic abuser are able to safely access stimulus checks being provided under the Coronavirus Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R- KS) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in expressing concerns about coronavirus-related scams targeting America’s senior citizens, and requested additional protections and information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about what it is doing to Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) earlier this month introduced a bipartisan bill that would establish a trust to benefit all unpaid cash sellers of livestock. “Our ranchers raise the highest quality cattle in the world, and they deserve certainty when Read more…
Legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) to prohibit agencies from using federal funds for publicity or advertising purposes on March 11 was approved by the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. “I thank my colleagues for Read more…
U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to increase the limitation of the exclusion for dependent care assistance programs so that more Americans can set aside a larger portion of their pretax income for child care expenses. Read more…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ process for managing flood prevention projects along the lower Missouri River would be overhauled under newly proposed legislation introduced by several United States Republican senators from the Midwest. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients. “Transplants save lives, but the body of the transplanted patient can reject the new organ,” Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) recently requested that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) promptly process 2018-2019 biodiesel tax credit claims that were included in last year’s biodiesel tax credit in the year-end funding package. “With our strong support, Congress took Read more…
In light of the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) must prioritize a comprehensive trade agreement with the country, wrote U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) in a Feb. 14 letter sent to the USTR. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) wants to know how a wanted al Qaeda terrorist slipped through the fingers of the nation’s federal law enforcement officials and has requested a briefing from defense and security administrators for answers. In a Feb. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Feb. 13 introduced legislation to reauthorize federal comprehensive research, statistical review and analysis of human trafficking and commercial sex acts. “The flow of illegal drugs & human trafficking across our Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Feb. 12 sponsored a bill that would restrict certain federal grants for states that grant driver licenses to illegal immigrants and fail to share information about criminal aliens with the federal government. “Immigrants must Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) this week led a bipartisan, bicameral request seeking an update from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on efforts to prevent traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) among U.S. military service Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) wants to ensure the implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) best serves small businesses and entrepreneurs. Sen. Young, a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, along with a bipartisan group Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Deb Fischer (R-NE) recently denounced female genital mutilation as a human rights violation. “Nearly three million girls across the globe are at risk of being subjected to Read more…
U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) last week made a bipartisan request that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) explain a sharp rise in sexual assaults at the nation’s military academies. “We write today to address the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) this week asked the Pentagon to explain the recent spike in the number of U.S. military service members who have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). “While TBI is often nearly invisible, the physical trauma is Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and more than a dozen of his Republican colleagues want to know how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is enforcing a nationwide electric vehicle (EV) tax credit. A September 2019 audit by the U.S. Treasury Read more…
A bill led by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) to ensure body armor and personal protective equipment (PPE) is upgraded for female U.S. military service members continues to draw bipartisan support, including most recently from U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Jan. 21 applauded a new initiative by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to build out domestic ethanol and biodiesel infrastructure at retail gas stations across the country. “As the number one ethanol and Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Jan. 10 said they support the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed regulatory changes to ensure a level playing field for participation by students of faith and faith-based Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) recently unveiled a bipartisan bill that would provide for a 20-member advisory committee tasked with preventing sexual misconduct in the U.S. Coast Guard. “The recent reports of sexual misconduct and harassment at the Coast Guard Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Dec. 18 introduced a bipartisan bill that continues her fight to provide flood relief and support to Iowa’s rural flood-ravaged communities. Sen. Ernst on Wednesday cosponsored the Local Expertise is Vital for Effective Embankments Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Dec. 3 sponsored a bipartisan bill to improve the fielding of the newest generations of personal protective equipment (PPE) for members serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. “As a woman who served in combat Read more…
U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Todd Young (R-IN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Rob Portman (R-OH) are among a bipartisan group of 25 senators who this week expressed concerns about a new Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently led a congressional delegation to Afghanistan and Kuwait for a briefing from U.S. military service members on American counter-terrorism efforts. “It was clear to me during this trip that the areas our military Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is cosponsoring legislation that would penalize anyone who illegally advises U.S. military veterans on their benefits without having proper accreditation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “Veterans in Iowa and across the country Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Roy Blunt (R-MO) this week reiterated recommendations that the Trump administration take corrective action on its proposed supplemental Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rulemaking. “This supplemental rulemaking is an Read more…
A GOP-led bill introduced last week by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) to ensure the improved oversight of resources targeted to investigating abuses of Olympic and amateur athletes received U.S. Senate committee approval as part of a larger bill. “Our Read more…
The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Nov. 13 approved bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) to establish a Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics that helps restore Read more…
Republican senators representing Midwest states expressed concerns that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed supplemental rule on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program would harm the economies of biofuel-producing states. In separate comments submitted last week to the Federal Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) cited several high-profile incidents of sexual assault and harassment at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as the basis for their recent request seeking information on how the VA Read more…
A Medicare beneficiary’s access to the life-improving expanded Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) model must not be determined solely by the zip code in which the person lives, said U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) and a bipartisan group of senators Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Oct. 30 introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “Domestic violence deserves a comprehensive effort to address it, and I remain committed to doing everything I can to Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Oct. 31 introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Stop the Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues (SIMSA) Act of 2019 to help combat the flow of synthetic drugs. “While we’ve Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Oct. 25 passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) that would help deter deepfakes, which are hyper-realistic, digital manipulations of real content that depict events that did not actually occur. “As AI rapidly Read more…
Federal resources provided under a bipartisan bill introduced last year by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and included in the 2018 Farm Bill are making their way to Iowa farmers and ranchers. Sen. Ernst’s Facilitating Accessible Resources for Mental Health Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 16 passed its version of the bipartisan, bicameral Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2019, which would end the taxpayer-funded perks that future former presidents benefit from after leaving office, including travel expenses, office Read more…
U.S. Sens. Martha McSally (R-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Susan Collins (R-ME), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Rob Portman (R-OH) last week requested that U.S. Senate leadership consider a bipartisan package of bills already approved by the U.S. House Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Oct. 8 attended the groundbreaking in her home state for the Cedar Rapids flood control project, a top-line priority for which she helped secure $117 million in federal funding. “After years of hard work Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take corrective action that guarantees quality medical care for the nation’s military veterans. “We write in response to a troubling report from Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) praised an Oct. 4 announcement by the Trump administration that it has released a plan on the renewable fuel standard (RFS). “This is great news for Iowa and rural America,” said Sen. Ernst, chairman of Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Sept. 25 voted 55-39 to accept a parental leave resolution introduced that same day by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA). “It is well past time that we made paid parental leave a reality in this country,” Read more…
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) on Sept. 17 sponsored legislation to expand and make permanent the child tax credit that became law under the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. “Having kids is expensive,” Sen. McSally said. “I Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), the first two Republican women to serve on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, recently introduced the End Child Trafficking Now Act of 2019 to protect the rights of children crossing into Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) requested that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers immediately begin construction of the levee it designed per a signed agreement it made this summer with the City of Hamburg, Iowa, and the state. “We are Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Aug. 16 addressed workforce challenges in Iowa during a field hearing in Des Moines. “With record-low unemployment and increasing wages, Iowa’s economy is booming and small businesses are continuing to expand,” Sen. Ernst said, Read more…
Against the backdrop of the nation’s third annual Aug. 11-17 American Wind Week energy celebration, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Monday promoted her bipartisan pro-wind power bill introduced earlier this month. “I’m extremely proud to work across the aisle Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) wants to decentralize the location of federal agencies currently headquartered in the nation’s capital and relocate them to areas closer to the Americans they serve. “Instead of housing federal agencies in swampy D.C., let’s move Read more…