Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) was named the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. This committee provides oversight of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), crafts and reviews proposed legislation impacting small businesses, and studies problems reported by American business owners. Ernst says, “I’m honored by the confidence my colleagues have placed in me to help lead this important committee. Over the last three years, Mainstreet USA has faced some of the toughest challenges in our lifetime. As Ranking Member, I will bring the voices of Iowa’s entrepreneurs to the table and work with my colleagues to get Washington off their backs and allow our small businesses to thrive.” Ernst’s other assignments include the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Senate Armed Services Committees. She is also chair of the Republican Policy committee.
