Republican Senator Joni Ernst and the top Democrat in the senate are hurling accusations at one another over a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. Ernst accuses New York Senator Chuck Schumer of blocking Democrats from supporting the bill to hurt her bid for re-election. Schumer … [Read more...]
Ernst says President Trump is upset by EPA’s biofuels rules
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst today said she's talked directly with President Trump about the furor over proposed EPA rules which Ernst says do not fulfill the deal Trump struck in September on the renewable fuels standard. "I did visit with the president actually, again, two nights ago on this issue … [Read more...]
Senator Ernst says she’ll ask EPA leader to resign if biofuel blend promise isn’t honored
Governor Kim Reynolds says she plans to focus her lobbying efforts on the EPA to change their policy to fulfill the promise made by the president on the amount of ethanol and biodiesel that should be used to make up for waivers given small refineries. Fellow Republican, Senator Joni Ernst, says the … [Read more...]
Senator Ernst signs onto resolution condemning Democrats for handling of impeachment process
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she has signed on to a resolution from a fellow Republican which condemns Democrats for failing to follow the proper process in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. "Because what we're seeing in the House is the fact that Democrats have been so heck bent … [Read more...]
Axne and Ernst deliver flood speeches about USMCA
Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne is urging her Democratic colleagues to strike a deal with the Trump Administration on the USMCA soon. "Whether it's touring manufacturers, visiting with farmers or stopping into small businesses, everywhere I go the message is loud and clear: 'Uncertainty is hurting … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Axne says EPA ‘bait and switch’ on RFS unacceptable
Industry officials say up to 400 jobs in Iowa biofuels plants are at stake if the EPA's proposed standards for blending ethanol and biodiesel into motor fuel are adopted. Four plants in Iowa have temporarily shut down. Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne warns more may follow if the EPA fails to … [Read more...]
‘Outrage’ in Iowa biofuels industry over proposed EPA blending rules
Iowa's ethanol and biodiesel industry reacted in disbelief and anger today after the Environmental Protection Agency issued a draft policy on future biofuels production targets. The president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association was first to react, saying he was outraged the EPA failed to … [Read more...]
King says Ernst is the vulnerable 2020 candidate, not him
Republican Congressman Steve King is suggesting his run for a 10th tern in the U.S. House is in better shape than Republican Senator Joni Ernst's bid for a second term in the U.S. Senate. "I'm not the one that's vulnerable here any longer," King said. "Joni Ernst is the one we need to stand … [Read more...]
Iowa leaders react as EPA releases ethanol use plan
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler released the details today of the Trump Administration's agreement on how much ethanol will be blended with gasoline. Wheeler said the agreement for what's know as the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) will address concerns about blending … [Read more...]
Ernst quizzed during town hall about President Trump’s conduct
Republican Senator Joni Ernst on Thursday said it's too early to say whether it was improper for President Trump to ask Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. "We can't determine that yet," Ernst said during a town hall meeting in Templeton. "We have … [Read more...]