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Aug. 6, 2018
History: Grassley Recalls Working to Freeze the 1986 Reagan Defense Budget
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Aug. 1, 2018
Senate Passes FY19 NDAA with Ernst's Support
Sen. Joni Ernst
Aug. 1, 2018
Portman, Jones, Ernst Introduce Trade Security Act to Reform National Security Tariff Process & Increase Congressional Oversight
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
July 25, 2018
Ernst Completes FY19 NDAA Conference
Sen. Joni Ernst
July 20, 2018
Grassley Receives Response from Air Force After $10,000 Toilet Controversy
Sen. Chuck Grassley
July 11, 2018
Executive Calendar
Sen. Chuck Grassley
July 10, 2018
The Hill - Oversight is Fundamental for a Functioning Federal Government
Sen. Chuck Grassley
June 22, 2018
Letter to the Honorable James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Following Reports that Defense Department is Sending JAGS to Southern Border to Prosecute Immigration Cases, Senators Ernst, Gillibrand, Leahy, Demand Answers From Secretary Mattis, Urge Him to Immediately Reverse this Inappropriate Policy
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
June 19, 2018
Ernst Supports Passage of NDAA to Support Armed Services & Strengthen National Security
Sen. Joni Ernst
June 13, 2018
National Defense Authorization Bill
Sen. Joni Ernst
May 24, 2018
Senator Ernst Strengthens U.S. Security and Support for Armed Services in the National Defense Authorization Act
Sen. Joni Ernst
May 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce, and the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - Safeguard Critical Military and Dual-Use Technology from China
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
April 26, 2018
Ernst Questions Defense Secretary on Efforts to Counter Aggression by Near-Peer Adversaries
Sen. Joni Ernst
April 24, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services - Posture of the Department of the Air Force
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
April 19, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services - Posture of the Department of the Navy
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
April 18, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Accelerating New Technologies to Meet Emerging Threats
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
April 17, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Senate Armed Services Committee Nominations -- Davidson - O'Shaughnessy
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
April 15, 2018
NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Syria
Sen. Joni Ernst
April 12, 2018
Hearing of the Armed Services Committe - Posture of the Department of the Army
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
April 11, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Health of the Department of Defense Industrial Base and its Role in Providing Readiness to the Warfighter
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
April 11, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - United States Special Operations Command's Efforts to Transform the Force for Future Security Challenges
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
April 10, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Posture of the United States Transportation Command
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
April 9, 2018
CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Joni Ernst (R), Iowa
Sen. Joni Ernst
March 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, and the Hon. Richard Durbin - Requesting DOD Budget Flexibility
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
Jan. 29, 2018
The Hill - Audit Finds U.s. Defense Department Wasted Hundreds Of Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Jan. 19, 2018
Emerging Threats and Capabilities Chairman Ernst on National Defense Strategy
Sen. Joni Ernst
Jan. 9, 2018
Afghanistan Watchdog Releases Grassley-requested Audit of Defense Department Spending
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Dec. 12, 2017
NDAA Signed into Law, Includes 37 Ernst Provisions
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 22, 2017
Young Visits Troops and Engages with Military and Diplomatic Leaders in Middle East
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
Nov. 17, 2017
Grassley Provisions in NDAA Save Money, Create Jobs for Iowa
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Nov. 17, 2017
Congress Approves Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Misuse and Abuse of Government Purchase and Travel Cards
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Nov. 16, 2017
Ernst Supports Final Passage of NDAA, Heads to President's Desk
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 6, 2017
Afghanistan Data Inexplicably Classified After Years of Public Availability
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Oct. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State and the Hon. Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Grassley Presses Agencies to Explain Inadequate Control of Afghan Military Trainees in the United States After Report Documents AWOL Problem
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sept. 14, 2017
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Sen. Joni Ernst
Sept. 12, 2017
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Motion to Proceed, Continued
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Aug. 21, 2017
Ernst Statement on Path Forward in Afghanistan
Sen. Joni Ernst
Aug. 18, 2017
President Signs Ernst, Manchin Bipartisan Effort to Authorize Global War on Terrorism War Memorial
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
June 28, 2017
FY "18 NDAA Includes 35 Ernst Provisions
Sen. Joni Ernst
June 21, 2017
Pentagon Wastes as Much as $28 Million on Wrong Camouflage Uniforms in Afghanistan
Sen. Chuck Grassley
May 17, 2017
Hearing of the Airland Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Ernst, Hearing on the United States Military Small Arms Requirements
Sen. Joni Ernst
May 12, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Expedite Hiring At National Defense Labs, Test Ranges
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
May 3, 2017
Hearing of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Ernst, Hearing on the Department of Defense Laboratories and Their Contributions to Military Operations and Readiness
Sen. Joni Ernst
April 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis - Provide Clean Audit of Department of Defense
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
April 7, 2017
Grassley Statement on U.S. Strikes in Syria
Sen. Chuck Grassley
April 6, 2017
Ernst Stresses Need to Combat ISIS in Latin America, Counter Russian Misinformation Campaigns in the Region
Sen. Joni Ernst
April 6, 2017
Ernst Statement on Missile Strike Against Syria
Sen. Joni Ernst
March 31, 2017
Sioux City Journal - Emerging Threats Subcommittee Matters to Iowa
Sen. Joni Ernst
March 29, 2017
Hearing of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Ernst, Hearing to Receive Testimony on Russian Influence And Unconventional Warfare Operations in the "Grey Zone": Lessons From Ukraine
Sen. Joni Ernst
March 22, 2017
Letter to the Honorable James Mattis, Secretary of US Department of Defense - Discrimination of Female Service Members
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Aug. 6, 2018
History: Grassley Recalls Working to Freeze the 1986 Reagan Defense Budget
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Aug. 1, 2018
Senate Passes FY19 NDAA with Ernst's Support
Sen.Joni Ernst
Aug. 1, 2018
Portman, Jones, Ernst Introduce Trade Security Act to Reform National Security Tariff Process & Increase Congressional Oversight
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
July 25, 2018
Ernst Completes FY19 NDAA Conference
Sen.Joni Ernst
July 20, 2018
Grassley Receives Response from Air Force After $10,000 Toilet Controversy
Sen.Chuck Grassley
July 11, 2018
Executive Calendar
Sen.Chuck Grassley
July 10, 2018
The Hill - Oversight is Fundamental for a Functioning Federal Government
Sen.Chuck Grassley
June 22, 2018
Letter to the Honorable James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Following Reports that Defense Department is Sending JAGS to Southern Border to Prosecute Immigration Cases, Senators Ernst, Gillibrand, Leahy, Demand Answers From Secretary Mattis, Urge Him to Immediately Reverse this Inappropriate Policy
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
June 19, 2018
Ernst Supports Passage of NDAA to Support Armed Services & Strengthen National Security
Sen.Joni Ernst
June 13, 2018
National Defense Authorization Bill
Sen.Joni Ernst
May 24, 2018
Senator Ernst Strengthens U.S. Security and Support for Armed Services in the National Defense Authorization Act
Sen.Joni Ernst
May 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce, and the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - Safeguard Critical Military and Dual-Use Technology from China
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
April 26, 2018
Ernst Questions Defense Secretary on Efforts to Counter Aggression by Near-Peer Adversaries
Sen.Joni Ernst
April 24, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services - Posture of the Department of the Air Force
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
April 19, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services - Posture of the Department of the Navy
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
April 18, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Accelerating New Technologies to Meet Emerging Threats
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
April 17, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Senate Armed Services Committee Nominations -- Davidson - O'Shaughnessy
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
April 15, 2018
NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Syria
Sen.Joni Ernst
April 12, 2018
Hearing of the Armed Services Committe - Posture of the Department of the Army
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
April 11, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Health of the Department of Defense Industrial Base and its Role in Providing Readiness to the Warfighter
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
April 11, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - United States Special Operations Command's Efforts to Transform the Force for Future Security Challenges
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
April 10, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Posture of the United States Transportation Command
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
April 9, 2018
CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Joni Ernst (R), Iowa
Sen.Joni Ernst
March 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, and the Hon. Richard Durbin - Requesting DOD Budget Flexibility
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
Jan. 29, 2018
The Hill - Audit Finds U.s. Defense Department Wasted Hundreds Of Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Jan. 19, 2018
Emerging Threats and Capabilities Chairman Ernst on National Defense Strategy
Sen.Joni Ernst
Jan. 9, 2018
Afghanistan Watchdog Releases Grassley-requested Audit of Defense Department Spending
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Dec. 12, 2017
NDAA Signed into Law, Includes 37 Ernst Provisions
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 22, 2017
Young Visits Troops and Engages with Military and Diplomatic Leaders in Middle East
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
Nov. 17, 2017
Grassley Provisions in NDAA Save Money, Create Jobs for Iowa
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Nov. 17, 2017
Congress Approves Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Misuse and Abuse of Government Purchase and Travel Cards
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Nov. 16, 2017
Ernst Supports Final Passage of NDAA, Heads to President's Desk
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 6, 2017
Afghanistan Data Inexplicably Classified After Years of Public Availability
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Oct. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State and the Hon. Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Grassley Presses Agencies to Explain Inadequate Control of Afghan Military Trainees in the United States After Report Documents AWOL Problem
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Sept. 14, 2017
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Sen.Joni Ernst
Sept. 12, 2017
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Motion to Proceed, Continued
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Aug. 21, 2017
Ernst Statement on Path Forward in Afghanistan
Sen.Joni Ernst
Aug. 18, 2017
President Signs Ernst, Manchin Bipartisan Effort to Authorize Global War on Terrorism War Memorial
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
June 28, 2017
FY "18 NDAA Includes 35 Ernst Provisions
Sen.Joni Ernst
June 21, 2017
Pentagon Wastes as Much as $28 Million on Wrong Camouflage Uniforms in Afghanistan
Sen.Chuck Grassley
May 17, 2017
Hearing of the Airland Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Ernst, Hearing on the United States Military Small Arms Requirements
Sen.Joni Ernst
May 12, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Expedite Hiring At National Defense Labs, Test Ranges
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
May 3, 2017
Hearing of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Ernst, Hearing on the Department of Defense Laboratories and Their Contributions to Military Operations and Readiness
Sen.Joni Ernst
April 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis - Provide Clean Audit of Department of Defense
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
April 7, 2017
Grassley Statement on U.S. Strikes in Syria
Sen.Chuck Grassley
April 6, 2017
Ernst Stresses Need to Combat ISIS in Latin America, Counter Russian Misinformation Campaigns in the Region
Sen.Joni Ernst
April 6, 2017
Ernst Statement on Missile Strike Against Syria
Sen.Joni Ernst
March 31, 2017
Sioux City Journal - Emerging Threats Subcommittee Matters to Iowa
Sen.Joni Ernst
March 29, 2017
Hearing of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Ernst, Hearing to Receive Testimony on Russian Influence And Unconventional Warfare Operations in the "Grey Zone": Lessons From Ukraine
Sen.Joni Ernst
March 22, 2017
Letter to the Honorable James Mattis, Secretary of US Department of Defense - Discrimination of Female Service Members
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
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