‘We all are going to die’: Sen. Ernst offers bleak response to grilling over Medicaid

The editor

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks to reporters as she walks to a Senate luncheons at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 19, 2024.

The Republican senator offered a glib response to constituent questions at a town hall regarding cuts to Medicaid under the Trump-endorsed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

(Image credit: Kevin Dietsch)