Joni Ernst

Joni Kay Ernst (July 1, 1970–) is an American politician and former military officer serving as the junior United States Senator for Iowa since 2015. A Republican, she served in the Iowa State Senate from 2011 to 2014. Ernst served in the Iowa Army National Guard from 1993 to 2015, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.

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 * We are working on is blocking funding from ever going to the Wuhan Institute of Virology ever again, but then, also holding those accountable for not following federal guidelines, federal laws, and being transparent in how those grant dollars were spent.
 * Joni Ernst Joins Watchdog Group to End U.S. Funding of ‘Cruel and Dangerous Animal Experiments’ in Wuhan Lab (19 June 2021)