by Matt Kelley | Mar 16, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst questioned U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack today on issues ranging from electric cars and ethanol to farm subsidies for billionaires during a hearing before the Senate Ag Committee. Ernst, a Republican, says it’s hard to understand why the...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 7, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
Senator Joni Ernst says trained dogs should search every vehicle driving north through border crossings along the U.S./Mexico border — to stop the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs. “Dogs are about as low tech as you can get, but they are one of the...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 7, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
The owner of a Cedar Rapids business is in Washington, D.C., urging congress to modernize the Small Business Administration. Sydney Rieckhoff is the CEO of Almost Famous Popcorn, a company she co-founded with her brother 10 years ago when she was 14....
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 19, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
Republican Senator Joni Ernst says now is not the time to cut the Pentagon’s budget. “We know that there are areas in our national defense where we are lagging behind,” Ernst says. “If you take a look at what we call our nuclear triad, we know...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 5, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
Republican U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says the failure of House Republicans to elect a House Speaker could be sending the wrong message to foreign adversaries. “If they continue this, then it’s disrupting what we’re able to get done as members of...