Sen. Joni Ernst's response to a constituent's concern about Medicaid cuts, "we all are going to die," sparked controversy. Ernst now has posted an apology video on Instagram, apparently filmed in ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa, is both a fatalist and fake apologist. At a tense Town Hall, Sen. Ernst heard attendees concerns that massive cuts to Medicaid will lead to deaths ...

Joni Ernst made a retort about Medicaid cuts that prompted swift backlash. Scholten, from northwest Iowa, was first elected to the statehouse in 2023 after twice losing congressional races in Iowa ...

Unless your last name is Trump. But yours, Senator Ernst, clearly is not. So when a snarky exchange from a recent town hall went viral — your constituents yelling that the Medicaid cuts ...

Joni Ernst in 2026 -- prompted in part by her comments to constituents last week about potential cuts to Medicaid. Ernst faced a number of agitated constituents at a town hall on Friday who ...

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is the most recent. Appearing at a town hall on Friday, Ernst was pressed on cuts to Medicaid – the health care program for low-income Americans – in House Republicans ...