Articles Tagged: Joni Ernst

The former Trump VP and potential 2024 presidential candidate discussed foreign policy with Iowa GOP U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and fielded questions about Trump’s apparent pending arrest and calls for protest

Sydney Rieckhoff, the 24-year-old co-founder of a family-owned gourmet popcorn company in Cedar Rapids, is using her passion for entrepreneurship to advocate for changes to the Small Business Administration. Rieckhoff traveled to Washington D.C. in January to attend the State of the Union address and speak with lawmakers about ways to help small business owners.

Around this time eight years ago, the state of Iowa began crawling with what a few of us call “presidential …

Iowa's congressional delegation joined bipartisan lawmakers from Midwestern states in a letter calling on the Biden administration to permit the sale of higher ethanol fuel blends year-round.

Iowa political figures on both sides of the aisle weigh in on President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address Tuesday night.

Back from a tour of the San Diego-Mexico border and meetings with Mexican officials, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst on Tuesday called on Democratic President Joe Biden to crack down of the flow of fentanyl entering the United States.

Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst has invited the 24-year-old CEO of a Cedar Rapids-based popcorn company as her guest for the State of the Union.

Republican senator gets variety of questions at town hall in Independence

Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation praised Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and pledged ongoing support for the country’s war effort — but oppose a $1.7 trillion spending bill that includes another large round of aid to Ukraine.

As Congress scrambles to pass a government funding bill by the end of the week, Iowa’s congressional delegation is weighing votes on the last major piece of legislation before the new year.

Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican, defended her vote for the Respect for Marriage Act as a growing list of local Republican Party groups have condemned her decision.

Libertarian candidate for governor Rick Stewart and his running mate earned 2.4 percent of the vote Nov. 8 in the governor’s race, exceeding the 2 percent minimum required by state law to qualify as an official political party.

Winning the war in Ukraine could come down to speed -- how quickly the White House and Congress can authorize spending on weapons and how fast companies such as Raytheon Technologies can build them and get them in the field.

The senators, both Republicans, said the move would provide cheaper fuel to consumers and certainty to farmers and ethanol producers.

All 4 House members said yes to the main deal, but Republicans opposed an additional requirement for paid sick leave for railroad workers.