WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Leading for Iowa as Chair of Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will be the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit in the 119 th Congress. This important subset of the Senate Agriculture Committee oversees rural development loan and grant programs, renewable e  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Works to Expand Child Care Access for Families and Small Businesses WASHINGTON - As Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing bipartisan legislation with Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) to increase the availability of affordable, high-quality child care for working families. This bill would allow non-profit child care providers  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ernst-led Sarah's Law is Law of the Land WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) Sarah's Law was signed into law by President Donald Trump at the White House this week. Ernst has been calling for the passage of Sarah's Law since 2016 to honor the life of young Iowan Sarah Root, who was killed by an illegal immigrant driving drunk. Ernst's bill was included as an ame  more