Ernst's 'we all are going to die' quip underscores GOP's Medicaid challenge
As Senate Republicans return to work on President Donald Trump’s priority legislative package, they face a messaging battle on Medicaid that is fraught with potential pitfalls.
They received a reminder of the perils Friday at an Iowa town hall, when Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) flippantly responded to an audience member who shouted out that people who lose coverage under the bill would die.
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The Republican legislation, which narrowly passed the House last month, seeks to pay for some of Trump’s priorities by cutting more than $1 trillion from spending on social safety net programs over the next decade. The changes could lead to 8.7 million people losing Medicaid coverage and 7.6 million more uninsured people over 10 years, according to projections from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Trump has painted himself as a fierce defender of Medicaid, even as GOP lawmakers stare down the prospect of significantly changing it. He promised during his 2024 campaign to protect entitlement programs and began his second term vowing to “love and cherish” the programs.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ernst-going-die-quip-underscores-142947084.html
Basically, the Republicans are lying sacks of shit.
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