Joni Ernst

thumb|Joni Ernst in 2020. 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. Quotes 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) Joni Ernst: They're not, they are not eligible. So they will be coming off. So— Audience member: People will die! Joni Ernst: People are not — Well, we all are going to die. For heaven's sakes. Town hall meeting, Butler County, Iowa, reported in https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/senator-joni-ernst-booed-town-hall-medicaid-cuts/3712477/ 2025-05-30 Sen. Joni Ernst booed after defending proposed Medicaid cuts: ‘We all are going to die NBC4 Los Angeles I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that yes, we are all going to perish from this Earth. So I apologize. And I'm really, really glad that I did not have to bring up the subject of the tooth fairy as well. But for those that would like to see eternal and everlasting life, I encourage you to embrace my lord and savior, Jesus Christ. Instagram video, quoted in https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/31/iowa-sen-joni-ernst-posts-sarcastic-apology-after-viral-medicaid-comments-we-all-are-going-to-die/83967492007/ Joni Ernst posts sarcastic apology video following comments that 'we all are going to die' 2025-05-31T16:52 Des Moines Register Stephen Gruber-Miller External links Category:1970 births Category:People from Iowa Category:Members of the United States Senate Category:Living people Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians Category:United States Army people Category:Women politicians in the United States