US EditionMurphy says Ernst’s constituents ‘would just rather die in old age’
- Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst sparked a mortality debate during her May 30 town hall in Parkersburg regarding federal Medicaid cuts.
- Ernst justified the Medicaid changes by claiming cuts would remove 1.4 million undocumented immigrants from Medicaid rolls, though they are not eligible for the program.
- Senator Chris Murphy responded on CNN, warning that the bill's spending limits could close rural hospitals and drug clinics, increasing early mortality risks.
- Murphy expressed that the audience seemed to prefer living until a typical elderly age, such as in their late 80s or early 90s, rather than passing away prematurely at around 40.
- Ernst issued a sarcastic apology video from a graveyard, while the Medicaid debate highlights partisan divides and potential health impacts for millions of Americans.
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'This is MAGA': Outrage as Joni Ernst turns 'we're all going to die' non-apology into a twofer
Just a day after Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa generated nationwide disgust by suggesting in a town hall event that deadly GOP cuts to Medicaid are not that bad because people "are all going to die" anyway, her trolling non-apology posted online over the weekend only made things worse for many critics as she joked about the Tooth Fairy and hinted that people concerned about ripping healthcare away from tens of millions of people—including c…
Chris Murphy claps back at Ernst’s ‘we’re all going to die’ pronouncement
A mortality debate unleashed by Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst continued Sunday, when Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., clapped back. “I think everybody in that audience knows that they’re going to die,” Murphy said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “They would just rather die in old age at 85 or 90, instead of dying at 40. And the reality is that when you lose your health care, you are much more at risk of early death.” Host Dana Bash had asked for Mur…
Murphy says Ernst’s constituents ‘would just rather die in old age’
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Sunday that Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) constituents know they will die, but “would just rather die in old age,” referencing a town hall remark from the Iowa Republican. “I think everybody in that audience knows that they’re going to die,” Murphy told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,”…
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