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Ernst, Joni

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R  ·  SEN  ·  Iowa Chair · Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
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spoke · 1 of 2 transcribed hearings
4min
speaking time on the record
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Talks about postal service mail

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Ernst, Joni. No, and I appreciate that. We've got to modernize. I understand the hub and spoke logistical model. That's important, but we realize as demographics shift or populations shift and there just has to be modernization along the way, I'm going to hit on the zip code issue as well. I know everyone has is...

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Business meeting to consider the nominations of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Brian Cavanaugh, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, and Cameron Hamilton, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, both of the Department of Homeland Security, Charles Baldis, of Virginia, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be Archivist of the United States, Jeffrey Brodsky, and William Gallo, of Florida, both to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, James Woodruff, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, James Andrew Crowell IV, and Stuart Gordon Nash, both to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Christopher Michael De Bono, Michael Christopher DiLorenzo, Sharon E. Goodie, Craig Edward Leen, Christine Michelle Macey, and John Barlow Timmer, each to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Jul 22, 2026·9:30 AM
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Hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Douglas A. Schiess, USSF, to be general and Chief of Space Operations.
Jul 16, 2026·9:30 AM
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Hearings to examine the TRICARE pharmacy program.
Jul 15, 2026·2:30 PM
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Hearings to examine exposing fraud in America.
Jul 15, 2026·10:00 AM
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Hearings to examine the nominations of Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller), Richard O'Malley, of Wisconsin, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and Erich Hernandez-Baquero, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, all of the Department of Defense.
Jul 14, 2026·9:30 AM
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Hearings to examine the nominations of Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller), Richard O'Malley, of Wisconsin, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and Erich Hernandez-Baquero, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, all of the Department of Defense.
Jun 25, 2026·5:30 AM
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Hearings to examine the nominations of James Andrew Crowell IV, and Stuart Gordon Nash, both of the District of Columbia, each to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years, Christopher Michael De Bono, Michael Christopher DiLorenzo, Sharon E. Goodie, Craig Edward Leen, Christine Michelle Macey, John Barlow Timmer, all of the District of Columbia, each to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Jun 23, 2026·10:15 AM ·1h 16m ·11 speakers
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Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be Archivist of the United States, Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Brian Cavanaugh, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, David Cummins, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, and Cameron Hamilton, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, all of the Department of Homeland Security, Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Justice, Charles Baldis, of Virginia, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, James Woodruff, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Jeffrey Brodsky, and William Gallo, both of Florida, each to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, and Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
Jun 17, 2026·9:00 AM
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Hearings to examine 250 years of Main Street, focusing on retail to research.
Jun 17, 2026·2:30 PM
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