Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst told a constituent, who feared health care cuts would lead to mass death, that ‘We all are going to die.’ That’s prompted a formidable challenge to her re-election.

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Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst told a constituent, who feared health care cuts would lead to mass death, that ‘We all are going to die.’ That’s prompted a formidable challenge to her re-election.