Republican Senator Joni Ernst has doubled down on her dismissive response to worries about huge cuts to Medicaid and food assistance.

On Friday, Ernst faced angry constituents at a town hall in Parkersburg, Iowa, with one woman in the crowd yelling, “People will die.”

Ernst replied, “People are not ― well, we all are going to die. So, for heaven’s sakes, folks.”

The retort was met with backlash and mockery. On Saturday afternoon, Ernst........

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