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Sen. Joni Ernst defends Medicaid cuts

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 Independent on MSN · 19h

Joni Ernst doubles down on bleak ‘We are all going to die’ comments in sarcastic non-apology

I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that yes, we are all going to perish from this Earth,’ Iowa senator says

The New York Times · 2d

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.

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 ...

USA Today4mon

Sen. Joni Ernst, once skeptical, says she will vote for Pete Hegseth for defense secretary

WASHINGTON – Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, she announced Tuesday night after his first confirmation hearing. "He was ...

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GOP Senator Tells Car Crash Town Hall ‘We’re All Going to Die’

“You folks have let it happen. You sat back and done nothing,” he said as the crowd applauded. “The House is the best example ...

AlterNet on MSN2d

'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 ...

Mediaite on MSN1d

Vet At Town Hall Rages At Trump — Blasts Joni Ernst In Blistering Nazi-Referencing Rant

Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) got an earful from an angry constituent who compared President Donald Trump's first months in ...

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