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GOP's Latest Pitch for Gutting Medicaid and Food Aid? 'Well, We All Are Going to Die' | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst on Friday brushed off her constituents' concerns about the life-threatening consequences of her party's proposed cuts to Medicaid and federal nutrition assistance, telling a town hall audience, "Well, we all are going to die."

Ernst's remark came after a person in the crowd warned that "people will die" if the safety net cuts proposed in the House-passed budget reconciliation package become law.

The Iowa senator began by waving away the crowd's response, saying, "People are not... " After trailing off, Ernst said facetiously that "we all are going to die."

"So, for heaven's sakes," she added with a smile.

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