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Senator Joni Ernst, responding to national heat over her cold response to potential deaths from Medicaid cuts, dug her hole ...
What Joni Ernst said was bad. It's worse that she isn't taking Iowans seriously. | Opinion
The concerns raised to Joni Ernst were legitimate, and her condescending attitude was worse than her viral quote, writes the ...
Sen. Joni Ernst states the obvious and still misses the point about dying | Opinion
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst becomes a dark philosopher at town hall, defending deadly Medicaid cuts by citing the inevitability of ...
Sen. Joni Ernst helps GOP find its authentic voice: 'We all are going to die.' | Opinion
Ernst! Whether it's robbing low-income Americans of food and health care or pulling funding from U.S. foreign-aid programs ...
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I served in Congress. Joni Ernst’s mock apology would have been unimaginable back then.
Joe Scarborough blasts Joni Ernst after she doubled down in her defense of proposed Medicaid cuts and accuses the GOP of contorting itself over fear of Trump.
Joni Ernst Gets New Challenger After Medicaid Backlash
Iowa state Representative JD Scholten, a Democrat, said the GOP senator's comments had "really hit home" with him.
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Ernst posts snarky reply after telling town hall ‘we all are going to die’
Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican facing reelection in 2026, flippantly dismissed voters’ concerns in recent days that people could die if Republicans cut Medicaid as they’ve promised to do ...
Sen. Joni Ernst doubles down on 'We all are going to die' quip with sarcastic response
WATCH: Sen. Joni Ernst doubles down on 'We all are going to die' quip with sarcastic response KCCI did reach out to the senator's team and is waiting to hear back. Ernst is up for reelection in 2026.