AdvertisementSen. Ernst doubles down on bleak response to Medicaid grillingUpdated May 31, 2025Alana WisefacebookEmailU.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks to reporters as she walks to a Senate luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 19, 2024. (Getty Images)This article was originally published on May 31, 2025.