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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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Joni Ernst’s Medicaid Quip Could Cost Iowa GOP
A state that had been trending heavily toward the GOP is looking potentially competitive again, in part thanks to the senator ...
'We all are going to die': Republican Sen. Ernst defends Medicaid cuts at town hall
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst faced a number of agitated constituents at a town hall on Friday who expressed concerns that the ...
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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Ernst’s ‘we all are going to die’ quip underscores GOP’s Medicaid challenge
As they seek to shape how their bill is perceived, Trump and Republican lawmakers have said they are rooting out “waste, fraud and abuse” in Medicaid and shoring up the program for future ...
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst defends proposed Medicaid cuts: ‘We all are going to die'
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was repeatedly pressed on cuts to Medicaid in the House's budget bill at a town hall in her home ...
3rd District Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott: Senate should 'slow down,' avoid Medicaid cuts
Democratic congressional candidate and state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott held a roundtable with health care providers June 4 to ...
Time and voters will determine who is right in current Medicaid fight
Over a year from the 2026 midterms, it's too soon to say if Medicaid changes will prove politically popular or hurt ...