People know 'they're going to die': Democrat hits GOP senator over viral town hall exchange

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, hit back at a Republican colleague who went viral after telling a town hall audience member that "we all are going to die" in response to concerns over Medicaid cuts.

"I think everybody in that audience knows that they're going to die," Murphy told CNN's Dana Bash. "They would just rather die in old age at 85 or 90, instead of dying at 40."

The comment come after Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, addressed federal cuts to Medicaid – which Republicans have proposed as part of President Donald Trump's sweeping tax bill – during a town hall in Parkersburg, Iowa, on May 30. As she was speaking, someone shouted from the audience, "people will die!"

Ernst then told the auditorium, "People are not – well, we all are going to die. For heaven’s sakes, folks."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/people-know-theyre-going-die-155659164.html

Ernst's comments remind me of what was said during the COVID outbreak. I believe it was the AG of Texas (correct me if I'm wrong) who said we didn't need quarantine restrictions because, "Some things are more important than living."

My response to him and Ernst is would you please put your money where mouth is then and get it over with.