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WATCH: Ernst on Medicaid, SNAP cuts: “Well, we all are going to die.”

US Sen. Joni Ernst was asked about Medicaid and SNAP cuts. An audience member shouted “people will die” as a result of the change. Ernst’s response was revealing.
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