by Luke Martz | Apr 28, 2021 | Congress
Before the speech, Senator Joni Ernst R-IA took to the Senate floor to remind Americans that while Biden campaigned as a moderate and touted the need for more bipartisanship, his administration has been nearly devoid of it. Ernst’s speech was part of the...
by Luke Martz | Apr 26, 2021 | Campaigns, Congress, Party Politics
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced today that they would begin running ads in Iowa calling out Cindy Axne for continued silence on the defund police and anti-law enforcement efforts in her party. The ad is part of a new five-figure...
by Senator Joni Ernst | Apr 23, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
While our country has made significant strides to combat the opioid epidemic in recent years, tragically, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial challenges for folks battling drug addictions. In 2020, Iowa recorded 212 opioid overdoses—a 35 percent increase from...
by Senator Joni Ernst | Apr 16, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
Like so many Iowans, I was born and raised on a rural family farm, where we made our living raising livestock and crops. The work was tough – and not always pretty – but my family took extraordinary pride in the work we did and the hogs and crops we raised, as do so...
by Luke Martz | Apr 13, 2021 | Campaigns, Congress, State Politics
Congresswoman Cindy Axne today told the Storm Lake Times that she wants to run for the Senate. The Storm Lake Times reports that Rep. Cindy Axne, the sole Democrat in Iowa’s Congressional delegation, is “eyeing a run for the U.S. Senate or Iowa Governor and...
by Ashley Hinson | Apr 13, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
I just returned home from a trip to Del Rio, Texas, and Eagle Pass, Texas, to see the security and humanitarian crisis at our southern border firsthand. With the Biden Administration continuing to restrict media access at the border, it was especially important for me...
