The Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act, introduced on Aug. 23 by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), is supported by 10 Republican senators who want to guarantee Americans receive ongoing health coverage regardless of their conditions. “There are Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) led a bipartisan delegation in seeking increased volume obligations and to ensure compliance for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuel in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “While these Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced a bipartisan amendment to the defense minibus spending package this week that would inform future research and treatment for domestic violence victims who have suffered severe abuse-related head injuries. “This amendment is part of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) wants the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to remove an outdated restriction on the year-round sale of E15 as the agency updates policy in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The RFS sets the rule for Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Aug. 1 introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide more American military veterans with the chance to gain college credits for their previous military training. “Our servicemembers and their families deserve the opportunity to use Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) would require the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to take the lead in deciding why new trade tariffs would be needed for national security reasons under federal Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) was successful in her work to secure funds to complete a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, flood mitigation project to help make the city safer and more economically viable with the recent announcement that the U.S. Army Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) wants to save American taxpayers roughly $100 million over a decade by excluding major league professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations. “Professional sports leagues – which are raking in millions of dollars from Read more…
Containing several amendments provided by U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Deb Fischer (R-NE), the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 received bipartisan approval on June 13 from the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, which is chaired by U.S. Read more…
The U.S. Senate has approved a bipartisan bill from U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) that would help guarantee federal agencies follow through on the tax-saving recommendations made by the federal government’s inspectors general (IGs). “Our Inspectors General provide critical oversight Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR), Majority Whip on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), chairman of the bipartisan House Automotive Caucus, both gave President Donald Trump a thumbs up for repealing another Obama-era rule. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on May 17 unveiled the bipartisan Blast Exposure and Brain Injury Prevention Act of 2018, S. 2883, in an effort to protect servicemembers from brain damage during combat and training. S. 2883 would require the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) implored the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to reassess whether the trade tariffs imposed on Chinese imports are really the right move for America considering the country’s backlash against the United States. “As the United States Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Pat Roberts (R-KS), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) led a bipartisan effort to give Americans more fuel choices beginning this summer. On the heels Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has spearheaded a bipartisan congressional effort seeking the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson, an American imprisoned in Turkey since 2016 on what the lawmaker’s office deems as bogus charges related to terrorism and espionage. Turkish Read more…
Citing statistics indicating that agricultural workers have higher suicide rates than any other occupation, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced a bipartisan bill on April 19 that would expand access to mental health services and support for farmers, ranchers and Read more…
U.S. Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Todd Young (R-IN), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Steve Daines (R-MT) joined several colleagues in introducing the U.S. Senate version of a bipartisan bill to beef Read more…
U.S. Reps. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and Fred Upton (R-MI) have mobilized 17 Republican colleagues and put the pressure on House Speaker Paul Ryan to fast track a bill that aims to update the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Feb. 14 introduced the bipartisan Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act, a measure to guarantee immediate military death-benefit payments for survivors who lose their loved ones during any future shutdown of the United Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) spearheaded a group of his Senate colleagues in urging President Donald Trump to revisit consideration of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in talks this week with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull that are expected to encompass Read more…
Bipartisan legislation from U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN), the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017, became law with President Donald Trump’s signature on Feb. 14. “I am proud this bill has been signed Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) on Feb. 13 joined Senate Democrats in introducing the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act, S. 2421, which would relieve agricultural producers from certain requirements Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) led a bipartisan group of his colleagues in asking Senate leadership to immediately reauthorize community health center funding and ensure health care access for center patrons and business stability for center staffs. “For more than Read more…
Several U.S. Republican senators recently wrote to President Donald Trump quantifying how the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) supports U.S. economic development and workforce livelihood and seeking his support for modernizing the trade pact. Representatives of the United States, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) has joined in leading a bipartisan group of colleagues to support greater transparency, reduce out-of-pocket costs and eliminate certain fees for American seniors’ prescription drugs. Sens. Capito and Jon Tester (D-MT), along with 19 Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE) and a bipartisan coalition of senators want to ‘stick a fork in congressional pork,’ to coin a phrase from an online ad promoting their latest legislation aimed at terminating earmarks. The Earmark Read more…
A bipartisan bill from U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) to provide American military veterans with increased telehealth services that include mental health care unanimously passed the U.S. Senate on Jan. 3 with support from Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC). “All of Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven’s (R-ND) amendment continuing fair tax treatment for cooperatives has been incorporated into the House-Senate conference committee’s final tax relief legislation. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) joined Hoeven in writing the amendment, which aims to ensure that elimination Read more…
Crucial elements provided by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) are included in a newly signed federal defense law. President Donald Trump on Dec. 12 signed the National Defense Authorization Act Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Wednesday gained commitments from a Trump administration nominee to re-examine federal flood mitigation programs so that program funding can be more accessible to Iowa and other rural states. The Army Corp of Engineers uses Read more…
Several Republican senators from top agriculture states met this week with President Donald Trump and administration officials to discuss the ongoing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations and NAFTA’s impact on their states’ large agricultural-products economies. Sens. Deb Fischer Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is among more than a dozen members of the Senate who have called on the U.S. Commerce Department to provide a financial impact analysis of how any changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement Read more…
Bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) to support economically distressed communities passed out of the Senate Finance Committee on Nov. 16 as part of the Senate tax reform bill currently under consideration. The Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley, Republicans from Iowa, on Monday expressed their concern over burdensome regulatory requirements cited by a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) study they requested last year concerning federal drug take-back policies for pharmacies. In Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation that would ensure the nation’s growing recreational vehicle industry has access to a duty-free trade program. The proposal would modernize a waiver process that allows the Read more…
Members of Congress would no longer be able to deduct their Washington, D.C. living expenses for tax purposes under legislation introduced Monday by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) that targets congressional perks. “Iowans sent me to Congress to make Washington, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) has introduced legislation that would give the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) watchdog entity more power when federal regulations are proposed that could have a significant economic impact on many small businesses. The Prove It Act Read more…
A safety net program that protects farmers against commodity prices plummeting to damaging levels would be strengthened under legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Tuesday. Implemented under the 2014 Farm Bill, the Agriculture Risk Coverage-County Level (ARC-CO) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill to help farmers and conservation groups forge partnerships to improve the environment by strengthening the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The Regional Conservation Partnership Program Improvement Act, which Ernst Read more…
U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday to increase proposed Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for biodiesel in 2019 in order to encourage energy diversity and support Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is fighting to make it easier for veterans to access mental health treatment, while at the same time incentivizing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire more mental health professionals, under legislation she reintroduced Read more…
U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that support agricultural exports would see a boost in funding under legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) on Wednesday to help farmers gain a foothold in global markets. The Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) called on the President’s Commission on Combating Opioid Abuse to evaluate prescription drug take back programs and include the results in a final report. Authorized under the Secured and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, Read more…
Amid reports that the Trump administration was considering withdrawing from a trade agreement with South Korea, U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE) and U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) highlighted the trade deal’s importance to U.S. farmers. The U.S.-Korea Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is proud that construction will begin soon on the Global War on Terrorism Memorial following President Donald Trump’s recent stamp of approval. Trump on Aug. 18 signed into law the Global War on Terrorism War Read more…
President Donald Trump’s policy framework for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan released Monday outlines a committed strategy that moves the U.S. in the right direction toward successfully dealing with the ongoing war there, said U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), chairman of Read more…
The Senate’s vote last week to ramp up sanctions on Russia, North Korea and Iran was lauded by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) as a necessary step to shore up national security. Read more…
Students would have access to information and counseling about federal student loans and the student’s ability to repay them down the road under legislation introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA). The Know Before You Owe Federal Student Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Steve Daines (R-MT) said on Tuesday they support Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) decision to delay the August in-state work period until the third week of August. Both lawmakers, along with U.S. Sens. Read more…
U.S. Republican Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley of Iowa, along with Deb Fischer of Nebraska, stated last week that they are not 100-percent satisfied with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposals under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The EPA Read more…