Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) continues to receive backlash after a recent town hall in Parkersburg. During the town hall, one constituent expressed concerns about potential changes to Medicaid ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) defended the House reconciliation bill’s changes to Medicaid at a town hall in Butler County, Iowa, on Friday with the statement, “We all are going to die.” Ernst was ...

PARKERSBURG, IOWA − Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, fielded angry questions on Medicaid cuts, President Donald Trump's tax cut proposal and DOGE at a town hall on May 30, at one point telling a member ...

Joni Ernst, the Republican senator for Iowa, has doubled down on remarks made at a recent town hall, in which she responded to concerns about cuts to Medicaid by telling attendees “we all are ...

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) had her hands full at a town hall meeting in Butler, Iowa, Friday, as angry constituents shouted and jeered at her as she defended President Donald Trump’s “Big ...

P ARKERSBURG, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst took to social media on Saturday to respond to criticism surrounding remarks made during her town hall on Friday in Parkersburg.

David Axelrod, ex-senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, on Monday bluntly criticized Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) for sarcastically saying “we are all going to die” at a town hall in ...

During a tense town hall in Iowa on May 30, Sen. Joni Ernst faced pushback over proposed Medicaid cuts. In response to concerns from a frustrated crowd, she defended her position, saying, “We ...

Sen. Joni Ernst offers “apology” for “We’re all going to die” town hall comment Iowa Senator Joni Ernst answers a question during a town hall in Parkersburg on May 30, 2025. By KCRG Staff ...