Senator Republic Ernst faces ridicule at a controversial city hall

Senator Republic Joni Ernst faced a number of constituents who were restituents at a city hall on Friday which expressed concern that the Republican party slaughter for Medicaid under their main legislative efforts to advance the agenda of President Donald Trump would cause the dead.

The response: “Well, we will all die.”

The audience event at Butler County, Iowa, the event caused concern that proposed the cutting of Medicaid under the “large bill, beautiful” Trump that was contemplated in the senate could threaten the lives of individuals who lost access to health care or food benefits, such as additional nutritional assistance programs (SNAP). When Ernst explains his position to delete those who do not have to meet the requirements for Medicaid under the current law from eligibility, a member of the audience can be heard shouting it, “People will die.”

Ernst replied, “Well, we will all die,” he said.

Ernst pushed back when the audience reacted, explaining his position.

“Well, what you don’t want to do is listen to me when I say that we will focus on those who are the most vulnerable. Those who meet the feasibility requirements for Medicaid that we will protect. We will protect it,” Ernst continued. “Medicaid is very important here in the state of Iowa. If you do not want to listen, it’s fine, but what I do is through and tell you that those who do not meet the requirements, those who work and have the opportunity for benefits to other places, then they must accept the benefits elsewhere and leave the dollar for those who meet the requirements for Medicaid.”

The benefits of Medicaid have become the main focus of negotiations in the large -spending package that is supervised by the Republican Party, under Trump’s direction, works to move through the congress.

House Republicans passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” last week. The DPR version of the bill implements Medicaid reforms and changes to other programs while extending the 2017 Trump tax and making expenses in fields such as border security and defense expenditure.

This will also add around $ 3.8 trillion to the federal government debt of $ 36.2 trillion over the next decade, according to the Budget Office of the Non -Partisan Congress (CBO).

Republicans emphasize that the version of their bill aims to make savings in Medicaid by targeting “waste, fraud and abuse,” in the system. Speaker Mike Johnson said the proposal included chasing those who “cheat the system.”

The provisions of the Medicaid proposed by the Republican party have not been printed by CBO, although the score is expected next week.

The senate has promised modifications to the bill, a fact that Ernst pointed repeatedly during his city hall. However, in the state of his origin, concerns about Medicaid decided to discuss. Concerns over the bill have caused the newly hoarse city hall, with people mocking representatives of the Republic of Mike Flood and Ashley Hinson at the events of the City Hall earlier this week.

On Friday, Ernst spoke to a constituent who was identified as a health care worker about his concern that the bill would affect health care in Iowa.

“We know that the DPR has their provisions for Medicaid, and I really agree with most of their provisions. Everyone says that Medicaid is being cut, people will see their benefits of being cut, that is not true,” Ernst said – raising ridicule from the crowd.

When he continues to explain that he believes the bill will strengthen Medicaid by removing those who have options for other forms of health care from the program, members of the audience can be heard shouting “1 percent tax; they do not pay it.”

Ernst’s statement that the bill would not cut Medicaid was filled with blowback from constituents.

One of such constituents said that while many people in Medicaid had a job, they did not get a decent wage. The audience cheered as he spoke.

“That is why they are in Medicaid and that is why they deserve to get Medicaid and the fact that you want to take the money and direct it to people who make billions of dollars who have more money than anyone in this room together,” said the constituent named Jen.

Ernst said children will continue to get the scope they need.

“Well, I will say, Jen, we will not cut the benefits for the children,” Ernst said when the audience grumbled. “What we do is ensure that those who do not meet the requirements of Medicaid do not accept benefits.”

Ernst, who is a member of the Doge Caucus Senate, also provides a defense of the work that has been carried out and continues to be carried out by the government department.

“What we see in the federal government is the right measure of the federal government and allows the state to take the role intended by our ancestors,” he said.

Responding to this, a member of the audience shouted “chaos” at Ernst.

“This may be chaos for you, but we must return to the similarity of what our country established,” Ernst said. “We are $ 36 trillion in debt. Both parties have contributed to this. But when is that ending. When is it over?”