WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Calls Out Biden for Leaving Behind Biofuel Producers and American Farmers WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is slamming the Biden administration's new updates to the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies (GREET) model for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit as out-of-touch and a barrier to American farmers tr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Cracks Down on Bureaucrats Covering Up Costs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing the Regulations Evaluated to Determine The Anticipated Price and Effect Act (RED TAPE) Act, which prevents bureaucrats and agencies from fudging the numbers to hide how burdensome and expensive their regulations truly are. President Joe Biden issued nearly 110,000 pages of reg  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst-led Sarah's Law Gains Bipartisan Support WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) Sarah's Law now has bipartisan support after U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) cosponsored this legislation. Sarah's Law is currently being considered as an amendment to the Laken Riley Act, which is on the Senate floor this week. These bills work in tandem to close loopholes that have allowed illegal immigr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Joins Senate Inspector General Caucus WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in launching the bipartisan Inspector General (IG) Caucus. The IG Caucus will support federal watchdogs in their efforts to ensure government accountability and compliance with the law. "Inspectors General play an essential r  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Human Trafficking Q: What are you doing to stop human trafficking? A: Although it's hard to believe human trafficking and forced labor exists in the 21st century, these horrible crimes take place right underneath our noses, even in rural America. Over the years, I've learned that children, runaways, foster youth and migrants are targeted for illicit sex trafficking and forced labor. This   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Ernst Work to Close Migrant Crime Loophole Through Sarah's Law Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marshall and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are continuing the push for Sarah's Law to honor the memory of Sarah Root, a 21-year old woman who was struck and killed by an illegal immigrant drunk driving, and close the loophole in federal law that allowed her killer to escape justice when he was re  more