After defending a Republican-backed spending and tax cut package, which US President Trump refers to as” the big, beautiful bill,” Republican senator Joni Ernst was greeted with cheers and groans from constituents at a tense town hall in Parkersburg, Iowa, on Friday. The package includes$ 700 billion in cuts, including significant Medicaid cuts. Ernst was speaking in a high school in north-central Iowa in response to a constituent’s warning that citizens may pass away without health insurance. People are hardly… well, we all are going to die, Ernst said, audibly groaning from the crowd. For the love of all, she continued,” For the love of all, folks,” and emphasized that the proposal would “protect those who are most vulnerable” and Medicaid eligible. The contentious bill passed the House last week by a second vote, and it is now heading to the Senate. Ernst acknowledged that the House bill’s variant will likely be different from the Senate version. Republicans contend that the system will continue to serve the most in need of those who are most in need thanks to the new job requirements and stricter registration inspections for able-bodied adults without dependents. Liberals, however, warn that millions of people may lose policy. 8.6 million individuals could go without medical over the next ten years, according to a preliminary measure from the nonpartisan Congressional funds business. Political leaders using Ernst’s comment to criticize the GOP’s position on healthcare fast when it became widely known online. According to Ken Martin, the chairman of the Democratic national committee,” Republicans do no worry about whether their personal components live or die as long as the richest some get richer,” according to Joni Ernst, who delivered the calm statement this morning. In 2026, Ernst will seek re-election.
