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

A decade ago, Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst was riding high. She had just flipped a blue Senate seat and headed to Washington, ...

The concerns raised to Joni Ernst were legitimate, and her condescending attitude was worse than her viral quote, writes the Register editorial board.

When Joni Ernst quipped that “we all are going to die,” she probably wasn’t referring to her reelection prospects.

Joni Ernst says she doesn't regret holding an Iowa town hall where she sparked a viral moment with her response to a constituent's concerns about Medicaid cuts. Ernst, a Republican, has ...

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

Ernst, a Republican, posted a video to her Instagram story on Saturday, May 31, where she spoke directly to camera about the ...

Iowa state Representative JD Scholten, a Democrat, said the GOP senator's comments had "really hit home" with him.

Joni Ernst doubled down on her bleak comments in ... blame the "hysteria that's out there coming from the left" for the criticism of her initial statement. Former Republican Rep.

“Well, we’re all going to die,” Ernst snarkily ... of Congress to face criticism over threats to a program that supports millions of lower-income Americans. “Joni Ernst said the quiet ...

She subsequently went on to blame the "hysteria that's out there coming from the left" for the criticism of her initial statement. Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger responded to Ernst’s ...