US EditionRepublican Sen. Joni Ernst defends proposed Medicaid cuts: 'We all are going to die'
- Republican Senator Joni Ernst defended $700 billion in proposed Medicaid spending cuts during a May 30, 2025, town hall in north-central Iowa.
- Ernst explained that the spending cuts are intended to remove undocumented immigrants and individuals covered by employer-sponsored insurance from Medicaid enrollment, while a nonpartisan projection estimates 8.6 million fewer people will have health coverage over ten years.
- The town hall, Ernst's first of 2025, featured about 100 attendees who expressed concern and criticism over Medicaid and SNAP cuts amidst tense exchanges.
- Ernst stirred controversy when she said, "we all are going to die," prompting groans and shouts, and Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin responded that Republicans do not care about constituents' lives if the richest benefit.
- These proposals suggest potential widespread coverage loss while aiming to focus resources on the most vulnerable, indicating ongoing political contention over Medicaid's future funding.
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