by Radio Iowa Contributor | Sep 7, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
Concerns about aging members of Congress and the president were raised again after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky froze while speaking to reporters last week. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says elected officials are expected to be able to handle the...
by Matt Kelley | Sep 6, 2023 | Education, News, Politics & Government
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is joining several Senate colleagues in asking the U.S. Department of Education to determine how much money adversarial foreign governments are donating to American schools, including some in Iowa. Grassley says, “They’re trying...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 24, 2023 | Business, News, Politics & Government
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she’s been focusing on small businesses as she travels across the state. Ernst has been naming a small business of the week and also introduced the “Prove It Act” she says will protect those businesses from federal...
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 21, 2023 | Agriculture, News
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says the Biden Administration has “finally” called for arbitrators to settle a dispute with Mexico over U.S. corn imports. Ernst says she’s been pushing the U.S. Trade Representative to take this step since last November....
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 18, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
Senator Joni Ernst says the fourth indictment against former President Trump has had little impact on the 2024 presidential race. “Folks are really becoming desensitized because there are so many indictments out there,” Ernst said earlier this...