Hawkeye Reporter

Recent News About Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)

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  Sen. Ernst: VA’s failure to comply with MISSION act is 'a personal affront to veterans across the country’

  U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined 19 other senators in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough asking that the department correct recent policy initiatives that are making access to care more difficult for veterans.

  By Hawkeye Reporter
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  Ernst mum on inflation concerns, Build Back Better Act

  Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst did not respond to a query about whether the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act should pass the Senate in spite of its expected addition of $3 trillion to the national debt.

  By Hawkeye Reporter reports
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  'The last thing' Iowans need, Ernst says, is burden of Biden's 'massive expansion of federal government'

  U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) says that rising inflation must be handled immediately so the economy's recovery is not short-circuited.

  By Hawkeye Reporter reports
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  September poll: Iowa veterans overwhelmingly disapprove of Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal

  A new poll showed veterans in Iowa did not support how President Joe Biden handled the final withdrawal of U.S. forces in Afghanistan — ending the 20-year war that resulted in the deaths of thousands of American troops.

  By Hawkeye Reporter reports
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  Ernst on Afghanistan: 'Simply incompetent'

  U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) condemned President Joe Biden's handling of the Afghanistan crisis that so far has resulted in 13 service members being killed.

  By Hawkeye Reporter reports
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  Ernst: 'Our families are already feeling the pinch'

  U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) continues to have concerns about the United State’s current inflation level following the approval of a muti-trillion dollar infrastructure plan in the House and rise in the consumer price index.

  By Hawkeye Reporter reports
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  Ernst is lone Iowa congressional member willing to talk about inflation

  Only U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) responded recently to questions from Hawkeye Reporter when it comes to the growing concerns, yet often mixed viewpoints, about the impact of inflation.

  By Art Benavidez
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  Ernst on inflation, wages: 'Our families are already feeling the pinch'

  As inflation fears climb and wages decline, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) shared in her constituents’ concerns about rising prices.

  By Hawkeye Reporter Staff Reports
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  Ernst: Iowans are 'worried about inflation'

  Sen. Joni Ernst expressed concern about the recent surge in inflation rates and the rising prices of consumer goods and services.

  By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich