Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is being haunted by her one-sentence reply to a constituent complaining about proposed ...

Sen. Joni Ernst's "people will die" firestorm has shaken up her reelection campaign, prompted a GOP primary challenger and ...

Sen. Joni Ernst's comment that "we all are going to die" to a town hall attendee criticizing proposed changes to Medicaid has ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) dismissed concerns that planned Republican cuts to health care for vulnerable Americans will lead to people dying.

After her flippant reply to constituents' worries about health care and food assistance cuts, Sen. Joni Ernst followed up ...

When a lawmaker tells you 'we’re all going to die' in response to a policy choice, they’re justifying your suffering.

The measure - which has passed the House but not the Senate - would lower the number of people with healthcare by at least 7.6 million from the Medicaid changes, according to the nonpartisan ...

The senator’s sarcasm-tinged response to controversy complicates Republican efforts to downplay their bill’s effects on Americans’ Medicaid coverage.

Sen. Joni Ernst (D-IA) has drawn a new challenger after saying “we all are going to die” when her constituents voiced concerns about Medicaid cuts. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard reports more. Former Rep.

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa has given her party a slogan that defines all it is trying to achieve: 'We all are going ...

“People will die,” an audience member yelled. “People are not—” Ernst responded, before declaring, “Well, we all are going to die.” As the audience shouted down her response, Ernst did not retract but ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Sen. Joni Ernst was met with shouts and groans when she said “we all are going to die” as she addressed potential changes to Medicaid eligibility at a town ...