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 ...
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
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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 ...