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Joni Ernst: “Well, we all are going to die, so …”

On the recordJune 3, 2025
Well, we all are going to die, so …
Said by
Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa
Source
slate.com

Editor's note · Context

Ernst's response to concerns about government program cuts leading to deaths.

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