Sen. Joni Ernst speaks during a town hall at Aplington-Parkersburg High School on May 30, 2025, in Parkersburg. Ernst began her answer by telling Franczyk, "Thank you for being a health care provider.

Ernst, in her Friday remarks, went on to accuse her critics of not wanting to “listen to me when I say that we are going to focus on those that are most vulnerable.

Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa fielded angry questions about Medicaid cuts and President Donald Trump's tax cut bill at a town hall in Parkersburg. At one point, a woman shouted "people ...