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Statewide, Iowa – Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says a bill she co-sponsored has closed loopholes in two federal programs that award U.S. military contracts to small businesses that are engaged in research and development and technology.
Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, is chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Ernst says large corporations were gaming the system, so there’s now a limit on applications for these federal contracts and rules that prioritize small businesses.
Ernst sponsored an event this past Tuesday in Ames for the owners of more than 300 Iowa small businesses, so they can learn about contracts in the federal government they might apply for.
Ernst says while small businesses and the entire U.S. economy have been affected to the war in Iran, the president took the right action to try to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
Ernst is not seeking reelection and this was her fourth annual — and final — Iowa Small Business Entrepreneur Expo.
