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Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst is a Republican senator from Iowa. A former state senator, she won the 2014 GOP primary for an open U.S. Senate seat and defeated Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley in November. She was sworn into Congress in January 2015, replacing long-time Senator Tom Harkin.

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Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on August 24, 2022 a newsletter
“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says with the supersized staff, the IRS audit rate ‘would rise for ALL taxpayers’ regardless of income, and would even result in audits of innocent Americans who have paid their taxes and don’t owe the IRS anything.”
Half-True
By Lyle Muller • August 31, 2022
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on May 28, 2022 a newsletter
$3 million per day in "your tax dollars" are being spent to guard "unused border wall materials."
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June 16, 2022
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on March 19, 2022 an email newsletter
“Gas prices have been going up since the president’s first day in office, starting with his move to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline.”
Half-True
March 30, 2022
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on January 23, 2022 an interview
In Iowa, “since we have put a number of the voting laws into place over the last several years — voter ID is one of those — we've actually seen voter participation increase, even in off-election years.”
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By Lyle Muller • January 26, 2022
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on September 28, 2020 a debate
“I have been very clear with DACA. Even in my campaign six years ago I stood for those Dreamers.”
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October 29, 2020
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on October 15, 2020 comments at a debate
Says she is ranked "one of the most bipartisan senators in the Senate in the last 25 years."
Mostly True
By Rachel Schilke, Rylee Wilson • October 26, 2020
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on March 6, 2019 a speech
"At $93 trillion, the Green New Deal would cost more than the entire recorded spending of the U.S. since the Constitution went into effect in 1789."  
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March 12, 2019
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on January 27, 2017 a speech at the March for Life
The Obama administration issued an "11th-hour rule that entrenches federal family planning funding for Planned Parenthood."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2017
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on January 20, 2015 the Republican response to the State of the Union address
"A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2015
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on October 11, 2014 a debate
"Iowa has the fourth fastest-growing personal income in the United States, while nationally, the real wage has decreased over the past eight years that Congressman (Bruce) Braley has been there by 2.7 percent."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2014
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on September 28, 2014 a debate
Says Bruce Braley "threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came onto (his) property."
False
By Lauren Carroll • October 2, 2014
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on September 28, 2014 a debate
Says personhood legislation she sponsored would not have restricted access to reproductive services and was "simply a statement that I support life."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • September 30, 2014
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on September 28, 2014 a debate
"94 percent of those that are employed by the Department of Education at the federal level were deemed by the department as nonessential employees."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2014
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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on August 18, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst "would privatize Social Security."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 21, 2014
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