Joni Ernst

U.S. Senator · Iowa · Republican · 24 claims currently stored

Serving in office Scheduled research active Main board

Cut wasteful federal spending, including pork-barrel spending, in Washington.

spending 1 occurrences 14 evidence unverified

Repeal Obamacare.

policy 1 occurrences 13 evidence unverified · same_term

Balance the federal budget.

spending 1 occurrences 17 evidence unverified · later_term

Protect Social Security and Medicare for every senior who depends on them.

policy 1 occurrences 13 evidence unverified · same_term

Demand that the SBA Office of Inspector General investigate SBA assistance and recover any taxpayer money that was stolen.

oversight 4 occurrences 7 evidence unverified · same_term

Support legislation to allow year-round E15 fuel sales nationwide.

policy 2 occurrences 10 evidence unverified · same_term

Push to include the RECEIPTS Act in this year's NDAA to improve financial traceability and accountability across the Pentagon.

oversight 2 occurrences 9 evidence unverified · same_term

Authorize the President's discretionary defense budget request to strengthen U.S. military capabilities.

spending 1 occurrences 2 evidence unverified · same_term

Increase maximum authorized hostile fire and imminent danger pay, plus aviation incentive pays and bonuses, to support retention in critical specialties.

spending 1 occurrences 6 evidence unverified · same_term

Authorize and extend the Pacific Deterrence Initiative.

spending 1 occurrences 1 evidence unverified · same_term

Establish and continue Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel to coordinate the counter-cartel mission.

oversight 1 occurrences 6 evidence unverified · same_term

Establish the U.S. southwest border mission as a named mission.

policy 1 occurrences 5 evidence unverified · same_term

Extend the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative through 2029 and increase authorized funding to $750 million.

spending 1 occurrences 5 evidence unverified · same_term

Establish the United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.

policy 1 occurrences 2 evidence unverified · same_term

Add fugitive taxpayer fraudsters to the No Fly List to prevent them from flying on taxpayer dollars.

policy 1 occurrences 2 evidence unverified · same_term

Secure a federal fix to Proposition 12 so California cannot impose livestock mandates on farmers across the country.

policy 1 occurrences 2 evidence unverified · same_term

Establish a pilot program to recycle critical minerals from Pentagon hard drives.

policy 1 occurrences 2 evidence unverified · same_term

Expand Pentagon child care assistance by allowing more providers to participate, creating worker preclearance, and tracking child care capacity and needs department-wide.

policy 1 occurrences 2 evidence unverified · same_term

Codify sex-neutral occupational performance standards for military jobs.

policy 1 occurrences 2 evidence unverified · same_term

Require unclassified Pentagon other transaction agreements to be publicly disclosed like other government spending.

oversight 1 occurrences 9 evidence

Direct the Pentagon to deepen military partnerships with Nordic allies across air, missile, maritime, cyber, and space domains.

policy 1 occurrences 6 evidence

Prohibit government loans, contracts, grants, or other federal financial payments from going to anyone living with a known fraudster or convicted criminal.

policy 1 occurrences 4 evidence pending

Recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties throughout the 119th Congress.

rhetoric_only 2 occurrences 8 evidence

Continue fighting to ensure Iowa communities affected by severe storms have the federal resources they need to recover and rebuild.

spending 1 occurrences 2 evidence delivered · same_term