United States Ernst Tender

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst R-IA a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom has introduced two bipartisan bills to help Iowa veterans and those across the country who are in crisis.The first bill would assist states in implementing a Green Alert system to locate veterans who are missingsimilar to the AMBER Alert system for missing children and the Silver Alert system for missing elderly.The second bill would remove a disparity in bankruptcy law that puts the well-being of veterans and their families who rely on disability benefits at risk.Unfortunately due to the stress and trauma associated with their time in uniform many veterans experience hardships when they return home said Senator Joni Ernst. As a combat veteran myself I know the challenges our servicemembers can face and understand the incredible responsibility we as lawmakers have to ensure they get the support they are promised. Teaming-up with Democrats and Republicans Ive introduced bipartisan legislation to help our veterans in crisis.Senator Ernst an outspoken leader in pushing the Department of Veterans Affairs VA to fix problems in its suicide prevention outreach program sent a letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie in December 2018 calling for answers to the departments failures in addressing veteran suicide.This week the Senator applauded the Trump Administration for addressing this urgent crisis by creating a new task force for preventing veteran suicide.