WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:

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Ernst Leads Fight to Confirm Key Trump Small Business Administration Nominee

WASHINGTON - To ensure the Small Business Administration (SBA) is equipped to properly serve Iowa's job creators, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led the fight to break through a Democrat effort to block a key Trump nominee.