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Ernst said we're all going to die. Can we get decent health care in the meantime? | Opinion
When a lawmaker tells you 'we’re all going to die' in response to a policy choice, they’re justifying your suffering.
Ernst risks political blowback with ‘we all are going to die’ remarks
Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) recent controversial remarks on Medicaid are threatening to become a political liability for the incumbent as she faces reelection next year. Ernst drew the ire of Democrats ...
Russell Vought dismisses ‘ridiculous’ critics at Joni Ernst town hall
Joni Ernst took questions in a town hall about what some have called Medicaid cuts in House-passed reconciliation legislation, dubbed "the big, beautiful bill." ...
Joni Ernst’s ‘Well, we all are going to die,’ and the GOP’s flippant defenses of Trump’s agenda
One of the reasons politicians don’t often engage in massive overhauls of the American economy is that it’s very difficult to ...
Joni Ernst says she doesn't regret holding Iowa town hall that sparked viral remark
Asked in an interview if she would have "done things a little bit differently" Sen. Joni Ernst replied, "no, I don't think so ...
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Joni Ernst doubles down on bleak ‘We are all going to die’ comments in sarcastic non-apology
The comment received national ... coming from the left" for the criticism of her initial statement. Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger responded to Ernst’s Instagram story on X, writing ...
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Russel Vought dismisses ‘ridiculous’ critics at Joni Ernst town hall
"I think they‘re totally ridiculous. This is astroturf," Vought told Sunday Morning Futures in response to critics of Ernst's comment and in reference to the attendees at her town hall.