19 results for tag: Joni Ernst


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Braley Leaves Campaign Trail As Joni Hits All 99 Counties

SHOT ... As Joni Ernst Campaigns Across Iowa Joni Ernst Just Completed Here 99 County Tour. “Joni Ernst wrapped up her 99 county tour with her final stop Thursday night in Story County at Olde Main Restaurant. ‘This is fantastic, this is number 99, Story County and everywhere that we have gone the venues have been filled just jam packed with excited Iowans who are ready for a change,’ says Ernst.” (Ernst Finishes 99 County Bus Tour, WHO-TV, 10/30/14) Joni Ernst Set To Start A 24-Hour Campaign Tour Across Iowa. “Talk about a frenetic finish: Joni Ernst says she’ll do a 24-hour campaign blitz in Iowa to end close out her Senate bid. ...

Ernst Criticizes Braley For Skipping VA Hearings

Joni Ernst Criticizes Congressman Braley For Skipping VA Hearings It’s Been 902 Says Braley Last Attended A Veterans’ Affairs Hearing DES MOINES – After skipping 75 percent of the Veterans’ Affairs hearings, Joni Ernst blasted Congressman Braley on “Midterms” for claiming that he missed a VA hearing for an Oversight hearing because he was never seen in his chair and never said a word at that hearing. “After skipping an important VA hearing, Congressman Braley tried to pull the wool over our eyes by claiming that he was at another hearing – except he was never seen or heard from at that other hearing,” said Republican Party ...

Bruce Braley’s Awful Week

Happy Saturday –  With just 17 days until the election, here’s the news that drove the week in Iowa …  On Sunday, the Des Moines Register reported that former Governor Mitt Romney stumped for Joni Ernst.  Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney stumped for 2014 U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst of Iowa on Sunday night … Romney called the state senator from Red Oak an "extraordinary breath of fresh air" and a "person of unprecedented character and ability" and warmly identified her as a "farm girl" – a label Branstad and Reynolds also applied to her on Sunday night. Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported that ...

Joni Ernst Slams Bruce Braley As ‘Wishy-Washy’ On Islamic State

Joni Ernst Slams Bruce Braley As ‘Wishy-Washy’ On Islamic State The Washington Free Beacon Daniel Wiser October 17, 2014 http://freebeacon.com/politics/joni-ernst-slams-bruce-braley-as-wishy-washy-on-islamic-state/ Foreign policy now a prominent issue in Iowa Senate race Republican Joni Ernst, an Iowa Senate candidate and Iraq War veteran, blasted her Democratic opponent Rep. Bruce Braley (D., Iowa) on Friday for switching his position on battling Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Iraq and Syria. Ernst frequently reminds Iowa voters that “my boots were on that ground” when she discusses the U.S.-led coalition to defeat IS. Foreign ...

Joni Ernst To Congressman Braley: You Said You Wouldn’t Change Anything In Obamacare

  JONI ERNST:  Under Obamacare, there are still 31 million Americans that will not have health care. The Congressman has stated costs will not go up, but we are seeing heavy increasing costs because of policy cancellations. You’ve stated just a few years back that you would not change a thing about Obamacare, and yet today you are saying, opps yeah we do need to make some changes to the bill. You said you read every page of this bill. You tabbed it, you highlighted it. So either you didn't understand what was in the bill or you were misleading Iowans and I don't know which one is worse. Flashback To The 2010 Debate   Braley Said On ...

Statement From Governor Mitt Romney On Iowa Senate Debate

Governor Mitt Romney released the following statement after tonight's debate between Congressman Bruce Braley and Joni Ernst: "Tonight’s debate showed that Joni Ernst is the clear choice to bring much needed change to Washington. Joni is a breath of fresh air that will help turn our country around as Iowa’s next United States Senator. At tonight’s debate, she showed the judgment and real-world life experience that we need more of in Washington. I congratulate her on a terrific debate, and look forward to joining her on the campaign trail tomorrow.” Governor Romney will be joining Joni Ernst on the campaign trail on Sunday in Des Moines ...

SENATOR HARKIN: Ernst Is Running A “Really Good Campaign.”

SHOT ... Joni Ernst Is Running A "Really Good Campaign." - Senator Tom Harkin  ("Braley, Ernst Again Focused On Retirement Security Issue," Radio Iowa, 10/02/14)     CHASER ... "I Get Very Upset."  - Congressman Bruce Braley (Congressman Bruce Braley, Ad, 10/01/14)

RPII: Early voting starts today, Ernst electrifies & ISIS intelligence

Republican Party of Iowa Intel (RPII) features original content and aggregates news coverage of Iowa politics for GOP activists and other interested parties. Send tips—news from your area, events, etc.—to patch [at] iowagop.org with "[RPII]" in the subject field. DES MOINES—Today, 40 days before Election Day, marks the start of early voting in Iowa. Register to vote or request an absentee ballot by clicking here. To raise awareness of opportunities for casting an early ballot, the Republican Party of Iowa and our candidates are embarking on a statewide bus tour featuring rallies today in Ankeny, Newton, Iowa City, Muscatine and ...

RPII: House Intelligence Chair boosts Ernst, blasts Obama & Braley

Matt Strawn, the former chief of staff to House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers, organized the event. This is a feature of Republican Party of Iowa Intel. Sign up for regular updates by subscribing here. JOHNSTON, Iowa—Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, visited Iowa Saturday to boost the candidacy of state Sen. and Lt. Col. Joni Ernst in her close contest with Rep. Bruce Braley, a Waterloo Democrat and former trial lawyer. Rogers, a former U.S. Army officer and FBI special agent, said that Ernst's leadership abilities and military experience set her apart in this race—and among all ...