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Sen. Ernst defends Medicaid cuts at Iowa town hall

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst defends proposed Medicaid cuts: 'We all are going to die'

Iowa, was repeatedly pressed on cuts to Medicaid in the House's budget bill at a town hall in her home state on Friday, and pushed back on an attendee who said the cuts would lead to deaths.

The New York Times · 16h

Defending Medicaid Cuts, Ernst Tells Iowans, ‘We All Are Going to Die’

Senator Joni Ernst’s flip response in an exchange with constituents about the effects of Trump’s domestic policy bill spread quickly online.

CNN · 13h

‘Well, we all are going to die’: GOP Senator defends Medicaid cuts in heated town hall

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) defended Republican proposals to slash funding for Medicaid at a town hall in Parkersburg, Iowa despite concern from her constituents over the impact of the cuts.

New York Post5mon

Sen. Joni Ernst warms up to Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary after ‘encouraging’ conversation on accusations

Sen. Joni Ernst signaled Monday that she is warming to Defense Secretary designee Pete Hegseth after days of being reticent over the accusations leveled against him. The 54-year-old Ernst ...

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'Are you afraid of Trump?' Red state residents confront GOP senator at fiery town hall

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, already under fire for shrugging off possible deaths from Medicaid cuts by telling constituents at a ...

The Washington Post5mon

Joni Ernst’s winding road to supporting Pete Hegseth

A good decade ago I spent a few days riding around Iowa in Joni Ernst’s RV ... rest of us as we evaluate the fitness of Pete Hegseth. In 2019, Ernst publicly shared that she had in fact been ...

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'MAGA nation is watching': Joni Ernst's vote for Hegseth underscore's Trump's grip on GOP

When U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced this week she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the nation’s next secretary of defense, it underlined President-elect Donald Trump’s immense sway over ...

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