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

Joni Ernst’s ‘Well, we all are going to die,’ and the GOP’s flippant defenses of Trump’s agenda - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

(CNN) — One of the reasons politicians don’t often engage in massive overhauls of the American economy is that it’s very difficult to defend a massive overhaul of the American economy. However good any given plan is, it often produces losers and – even in the best of cases – some short-term pain. And repeatedly now as President Donald Trump has launched multiple massive overhauls, prominent Republicans have learned that the hard way. Sen. Joni E…

Ernst’s ‘we all are going to die’ quip underscores GOP’s Medicaid challenge

The senator’s sarcasm-tinged response to controversy complicates Republican efforts to downplay their bill’s effects on Americans’ Medicaid coverage.

“Well, we all are going to die”: Republicans gloat over death-dealing social cuts

Senator Joni Ernst counseled those who objected to the prospect of death due to Medcaid cuts to seek “eternal and everlasting life” and “embrace Jesus Christ.”

“We’re All Going to Die”: Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst Dismisses Constituent Concerns over GOP Medicaid Cuts

Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst is facing intense criticism over her comments on Republican plans to slash spending on Medicaid while giving major tax breaks to the rich. During a town hall on Friday, a member of the audience yelled out that the Medicaid cuts would result in people dying. Ernst responded by saying, “We all are going to die.” Audience member 1: “People will die!” Sen. Joni Ernst: “People are not” — Audience member 2: “People w…

Sen. Joni Ernst defends her "we all are going to die" comments: "I'm very compassionate"

Sen. Joni Ernst's comment that "we all are going to die" to a town hall attendee criticizing proposed changes to Medicaid has attracted attention.

GOP Rep. Issues Wild Non-Apology After Telling Worried Constituents 'Well, We All Are Going To Die'

Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst was criticized after she shared an "apology" video on Instagram that shows her walking through a cemetery after going viral for dismissing constituents' worries about cuts to Medicaid and food benefits by telling them that "we all are going to die."At a tense town hall meeting in Butler, Iowa, on Friday, Ernst defended the Republican-backed budget reconciliation package as frustrated constituents voiced concern…