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Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst (R) pushed back against constituents who shouted out at a recent town hall meeting that cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would cause pe…

House Republicans managed to keep tax hikes out of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’ Now the ball is in the Senate’s court.