“We’re all going to die,” said Iowa senator Joni Ernst in a town hall meeting, vehemently defending Medicaid cuts made in the ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ After backlash ensued, Ernst followed the statement up with a video set in a graveyard stating, “I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that, yes, we […]
Author: Rachel Matel
You’re Thinking About SNAP Wrong
In the midst of the government shutdown, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were at risk of being paused. This brought up a decades-old debate about SNAP as a whole. Many Democrats rushed to the defense of SNAP recipients, asserting that SNAP is necessary for many working families and that cutting off these benefits would […]