Republican Senator Joni Ernst and Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield are both criticizing the EPA administrator's handling of federal ethanol policy -- and each questions the other's commitment to promoting the corn-based fuel. Greenfield said Ernst never should have voted to confirm a … [Read more...]
Ernst challenges Greenfield to six debates before November 3
Republican Senator Joni Ernst posted a short video online this (Monday) morning, challenging Democratic opponent Theresa Greenfield to half a dozen debates before the General Election. "You know, I haven't heard Theresa Greenfield say one thing that Chuck Schumer hasn't told her to say and that's … [Read more...]
Senator Ernst urges peers to close law enforcement consent loophole
Republican Senator Joni Ernst is pressing her GOP colleagues to make it a crime for federal agents to engage in a sex act with a person in their custody. Federal judges, prosecutors and probation officers would also be barred from sexual contact with a defendant. That kind of activity is already … [Read more...]
Senator Ernst supports review of military bases named after Confederate soldiers
There's been a debate about whether to change the names of military bases that were named after former Confederate soldiers because of their link to slavery. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, is an Army veteran on the Armed Services Committee, and says she's happy to have the conversation. "It is … [Read more...]
Iowa Democrats choose Greenfield to challenge Ernst
Theresa Greenfield of West Des Moines has captured the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate and will challenge Republican Senator Joni Ernst's bid for a second term. "There's no doubt this will be a tough fight, but that's never stopped me before," Greenfield said tonight, "and it's … [Read more...]
Iowa Senators question FDA about ethanol use in hand sanitizers
Iowa's two U.S. senators are asking the Food and Drug Administration to clarify its policies on making alcohol-based hand sanitizer during the pandemic. Iowa ethanol producers were initially given the go ahead to use some of their ingredients to make sanitizer, but Senator Chuck Grassley says the … [Read more...]
Greenfield accuses Democratic rivals of using ‘Republican talking points’
Three of the candidates seeking the Democratic Party's U.S. Senate nomination took aim at perceived front-runner Theresa Greenfield during the final TV forum before the June primary. Michael Franken, a retired Navy Vice Admiral from Sioux City, brought up the Senate Majority PAC which has spent … [Read more...]
U.S. Senate candidates featured in first televised debate of 2020 campaign
All four Democrats competing for the chance to face Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst in November say the latest $3 trillion pandemic relief plan that cleared the Democratically-led U.S. House needs work. Des Moines businesswoman Theresa Greenfield said congress should ensure workers get paid … [Read more...]
First TV debate tonight among 4 Democrats running for U.S. Senate
Four Democrats seeking the opportunity to challenge Iowa Republican US Senator Joni Ernst in November will appear together tonight in the first televised forum of the 2020 campaign. Chris Larimer, a political science professor at the University of Northern Iowa, doesn't expect the candidates to … [Read more...]
Ernst lobbying for two federal programs to aid local media
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is part of a bipartisan group pushing to get some of the federal pandemic response money directed to local media outlets. "The federal government, if we are supporting different efforts to get information out, those are the sources of information your communities will go … [Read more...]