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Joni Ernst: Well, we all are going to die. So, for heaven’s sakes.

On the recordJune 1, 2025
Well, we all are going to die. So, for heaven’s sakes.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Ernst dismisses concerns about Medicaid cuts leading to death.

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