Republican Senator to Medicaid Cuts Protesters — 'We're All Going to Die'
By Dan Gooding and Gabe Whisnant
During a tense exchange with protesters at a town hall, Republican Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa responded to concerns over potential Medicaid cuts by declaring, "Well, we are all going to die."
The remark came as demonstrators pressed her on the impact that proposed reductions could have on vulnerable populations, particularly the elderly and disabled. The comment quickly drew attention, with critics calling it dismissive and insensitive given the stakes of the health care debate.
Ernst's office later clarified to news outlets that the senator was attempting to make a broader philosophical point about mortality, not the specifics of Medicaid policy.
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