WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, led by Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), advanced the nomination of the Honorable Kelly Loeffler to serve as the Small Business Administration (SBA) administrator by a vote of 12-7.

Joni Ernst, native of Red Oak, Iowa, has dedicated her life to her state and country, having served in the military for over 23 years and now representing Iowans in the United States Senate.

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WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, led by Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), advanced the nomination of the Honorable Kelly Loeffler to serve...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will be the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit in the 119th Congress. This... January 31, 2025

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Jan 8, 2025 · WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate DOGE Caucus, took to the Senate floor to outline her $2 trillion plan to cut down federal spending, save taxpayer dollars, and downsize the government. By working hand in hand with the incoming Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Senator ...

Jan 7, 2025 · After a decade of exposing waste, fraud, and abuse through her “Squeal Awards,” Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Ernst has focused her latest efforts on reforming the federal workforce after her report in December 2024 on telework abuse exposed a chronically absent bureaucrat class.