US EditionErnst risks political blowback with ‘we all are going to die’ remarks
- Senator Joni Ernst answered questions about Medicaid cuts at a May 30 town hall in Parkersburg by stating, "we all are going to die."
- Her remark came amid debate over the One Big Beautiful Bill, which the House passed and would cut Medicaid spending by hundreds of millions over the next decade.
- The Congressional Budget Office estimates this bill could cause up to 7.8 million people to lose Medicaid coverage, with potential preventable deaths as a consequence.
- A June 2–3 PPP poll of 568 Iowa voters found 39% approve of Ernst's job, 28% approve her Medicaid work, 52% prefer a new candidate, and Ernst narrowly leads a generic Democrat 45% to 43%.
- Ernst's comment caused political backlash, decreasing her support on Medicaid and suggesting a challenging reelection environment amid increased scrutiny of Republican healthcare proposals.
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We will die, but how?
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst illustrated her shortsighted myopia at a town hall meeting in Parkersburg, Iowa. Not only did she defend cuts that would remove, according to the Congressional Budget, around 10 million people from the program. Trump Republicans claim that these cuts will help eliminate “fraud, waste, and abuse,” but a woman who […]
Days after telling attendees at a town hall that everyone will die, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) doubled down in a video that turned into a plug for following Jesus.
Days after telling attendees at a town hall that everyone will die, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) doubled down in a video that turned into a plug for following Jesus.
'Sheer selfishness': MAGA evangelicals ripped for 'tying cruelty to the Christian cross'
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) continues to draw scathing criticism from countless Democrats — as well as from some Never Trump conservatives, including MSNBC's Joe Scarborough — for comments making light of the effects that the draconian Medicaid cuts proposed in President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will have if it passes in the U.S. Senate.When a voter at a town hall in Iowa warned that "people will die" if they lose access to health insur…
RFK Jr. and 'We're All Going to Die' Joni Ernst: Brave Soldiers in the Republican War on Human Life
You learn something new every day (though with the Republican crack-down on education and villainizing of scientists, who knows how much longer that will be legal). Today I learned that Bitcoins make noise. Or, more specifically, that the mining of Bitcoins makes noise. I’m not talking about a bunch of guys underground with pick axes. I’m talking about “the powerful computers that create and protect the cryptocurrency [that] need fans on the go …
Putting Iowans First - The Hamburg Reporter
Joni ErnstU.S. Senator For the last four years, we saw our southern border turned into a glorified turnstile with a record flood of illegal immigrants… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
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