WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: At today's hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, called out the Biden administration's out-of-touch child care tactics which are hurting workers and small businesses. As a mother and new grandmother, Ernst urged the Small Business Administration (SBA) to pursue practical solutions to support families with small children, including bipartisan efforts lik  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: As Qatar continues to host Hamas, a designated terrorist organization holding Americans hostage, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined legislation to force the U.S. Department of State to review Qatar's designation as a major non-NATO ally and determine whether it serves our national interest to maintain it. This bill would also evaluate if Qatar has exerted any and all leverage it has over Hamas to secure th  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is asking anyone having difficulty getting timely assistance or even a callback from government agencies, including civil servants themselves, to share their stories with her. In a speech on the Senate floor today, she highlighted a number of whistleblower stories exposing how President Biden has turned D.C. into a ghost town and what she is doing to get bureaucrats back to their old   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, 43 Republican senators, including Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) calling on the Senate to fulfill its constitutional duty by holding a trial to consider the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Ernst and her colleagues wrote, "Our brave men and women at Customs and Border Protection have worked tirelessly  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are seeking public accountability from the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) for failing to properly vet a longtime taxpayer-funded FBI Confidential Human Source (CHS) who was recently federally indicted for providing false information. In a letter this week to FBI Director Christopher Wray, DOJ Attorney General Merrick Garland and DOJ Special Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Sens. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing legislation to strengthen crop insurance and make higher levels of coverage more affordable for producers. "A strong crop insurance program is integral to the success of America's farming operations. Yet, when disaster strikes, many farmers find the  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), along with Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.), on legislation to establish a minimum workload requirement at U.S. Army arsenals, including Rock Island Arsenal. The Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act incentivizes public-private partnerships in Army contracting, provides arsenals   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, introduced the Blast Overpressure Safety Act - bipartisan legislation that would direct the Department of Defense (DoD) to enact a variety of measures to help mitigate and p  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, introduced the Blast Overpressure Safety Act - bipartisan legislation that would direct the Department of Defense (DoD) to enact a variety of measures to help mitigate and protect service  more