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GOP Fumbles Defense of Medicaid Cuts

TIME on MSN · 4h

'We're All Going to Die': GOP Fumbles Defense of Medicaid Cuts

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa told an audience “Well, we all are going to die,” in response to concerns that Medicaid cuts woud lead to more deaths

Insurance Business America · 11h

Republican senator on Medicaid cuts: "We all are going to die"

"Well, we all are going to die," says Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa facing reelection in 2026, responding to voter concerns about potential Medicaid cuts. The response came after an audience member during a town hall in Butler County, Iowa, warned that proposed reductions to Medicaid could result in people losing coverage and dying.

USA TODAY · 12d

'Don't f--- around with Medicaid': Trump works to clear out GOP opposition to policy bill

Trump warned the right flank of House Republicans not to touch Medicaid any further as tried to rally Republicans behind his "big, beautiful bill."

People won't lose Medicaid

USA TODAY on MSN · 5h

House Speaker Mike Johnson: People won't lose Medicaid 'unless they choose to'

The sweeping Republican tax-cut bill includes new requirements that are projected to remove millions from the Medicaid program.

Speaker Mike Johnson says some Medicaid recipients will 'choose' whether to lose health care under House spending bill

The Republican told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that “4.8 million people will not lose their Medicaid unless they choose to do so.”

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Johnson says 4.8 million people estimated to lose Medicaid won’t ‘unless they choose to’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Sunday that the 4.8 million people estimated to lose Medicaid coverage will not lose their healthcare “unless they choose to do so.” Republicans have been criticized for Medicaid cuts in the “big beautiful bill” that seeks to fund President Donald Trump‘s tax cuts.

4don MSN

Medicaid cost-cutting measures passed by House to be scrutinized by GOP senators as they take up Trump agenda

Senate Republicans say they intend to change the House-passed bill, and some pointed to changes to Medicaid as a possible red ...

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‘Well, we all are going to die’: GOP Senator defends Medicaid cuts in heated town hall

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) defended Republican proposals to slash funding for Medicaid at a town hall in Parkersburg, Iowa ...

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J.D. Scholten launches run after U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s statement on Medicaid

Iowa Rep. J.D. Scholten, D-Sioux City, launched a run to challenge U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst Monday in the wake of her remarks at ...

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What key GOP senators want to change in Trump's House-passed "one big beautiful bill"

The bill containing Trump's tax cuts and border and defense spending is expected to face some hurdles in the Senate.

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Sen. Ernst defends GOP’s proposed changes to Medicaid when pressed at town hall: ‘Well, we all are going to die’

GOP Sen. Joni Ernst on Friday faced concerns from town hall attendees over potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP programs as a ...

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White House and Hakeem Jeffries clash over claim people will ‘literally die’ from proposed Medicaid cuts

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," which includes Trump's tax and spending cuts, would require at least $600 million in cuts ...

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Iowa Democrat to launch bid against Ernst after her controversial Medicaid remarks

Iowa Democratic state Rep. J.D. Scholten is launching a challenge against Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), he confirmed to multiple ...

9hOpinion

It’s not just Medicaid: Republicans’ megabill would sabotage the Affordable Care Act

The GOP has dropped the “repeal and replace” phrasing, but its megabill is an anti-ACA package that would take coverage from ...

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