Ernst, USAID

Ernst blasts USAID for obstructing investigations
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa said she’s been repeatedly stonewalled by USAID when investigating how the agency spends its money going back to 2023.
Joni Ernst backs Trump’s gutting of USAID
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is backing President Donald Trump in his effort to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development. In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, obtained by the Washington Examiner,
Iowa Senator Ernst says USAID shutdown the right move
Senator Joni Ernst, chair of the “DOGE” Caucus in the U-S Senate, says she was “stonewalled” and “threatened by” USAID staff when she asked questions about how humanitarian aid was being spent in Ukraine.
Senator Ernst Said USAID Shutdown Necessary
Senator Joni Ernst — chair of the “DOGE” Caucus in the US Senate — says she was stonewalled and threatened by USAID staff when she asked questions […]
Joni Ernst spotlights ‘obstruction and lies’ by USAID’s wasteful spending
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) celebrated how Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have set their sights on the U.S. Agency for International Development, citing the revelations she has made in her yearslong investigation into the agency.
Sen. Joni Ernst applauds Secretary of State Rubio’s push to overhaul USAID and review its spending
Sen. Joni Ernst is looking to keep the focus on the lack of transparency and accountability at the U.S. Agency for International Development, following up on the Trump administration’s crackdown on the agency’s operations.
Sen. Ernst accuses USAID of threatening her
Sen. Joni Ernst is accusing USAID of intimidating and threatening her team in a brazen effort to obstruct congressional oversight.
Senate DOGE Republican pushes bill to bring government computer systems 'out of the stone age'
Iowa, is pushing for the upper chamber to approve the SOMOSA Act to bring government computer systems up to date.
Ernst says DOGE initiative isn’t a ‘passing fancy’
“What I want people to recognize in the thought of government efficiency and DOGE is that this is not a passing fancy,” Ernst ...
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Ernst to serve on Senate Ag Subcommittee
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 subset of the Senate Agriculture ...
Senator sends message to Dems upset over Elon Musk's DOGE team: 'Get used to this'
Iowa, joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss alleged 'waste and abuse' at USAID and Democrats' criticism of Elon Musk's role ...
Chuck Grassley, Joni Ernst just sit back and let Trump do their jobs | Opinion
Only Congress can stop payments or shut down agencies, but Iowa’s delegation is OK with ignoring the Constitution, writes the ...
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Senate Agriculture Committee leadership takes shape
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will chair the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy and Credit. She noted the importance of ...
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Ernst looks to slim out SBA for rural Iowans
REGIONAL—With the onset of a new presidency, small businesses across the country are among those in the spotlight.
Sen. Joni Ernst warns of ‘willful sabotage’ at USAID, cites millions in funding for Wuhan lab, terrorists and more
The embattled US Agency for International Development has engaged in “willful sabotage of congressional oversight” over ...