by Senator Joni Ernst | Oct 17, 2022 | Congress, Opinion
The shady organization that funneled U.S. tax dollars into China’s state-run Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) to conduct risky research on coronaviruses collected from bats is once again being paid by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to experiment on bats. The...
by Senator Joni Ernst | Oct 1, 2022 | Congress, Opinion
Washington is spending billions of your tax dollars every year to hypothetically achieve technological dominance over Communist China, but the ultimate beneficiary of that effort may just be the CCP. That is the shocking conclusion of a Department of Defense...
by Senator Joni Ernst | Jul 10, 2022 | Congress
Almost one year ago, President Biden—over the advice of his experts and top military advisors—put into motion the full U.S. retreat from Afghanistan. As the world watched, the president forced a rushed and haphazard exit from the country. In its wake, the murderous...
by Luke Martz | Jun 28, 2022 | Agriculture, Campaigns, State Politics
Touring a family farm in Carson, Agriculture Sec. Mike Naig and Republican attorney general nominee Brenna Bird met with local farmers in Pottawattamie County to discuss issues affecting the agricultural community. Local farmers brought up issues ranging from the...
by Senator Joni Ernst | Apr 3, 2022 | Congress, Opinion
This week President Biden repeated an old adage while announcing his Fiscal Year 2023 budget, saying, “Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” Well, I have a message for President Biden: your budget certainly doesn’t...