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Senator Joni Ernst told Newsmax’s Wake Up America that taxpayer dollars should be spent on health care for American citizens first — a commonsense principle that every hardworking voter understands. Americans rightly reject the idea that our wallets should prop up benefits for those who are not legally entitled to them, and Ernst is standing up and saying so on behalf of her constituents.
This stance matters now more than ever because a self-inflicted government shutdown began as the new fiscal year opened on October 1, 2025, choking off crucial services and forcing painful choices about what the federal government will and will not fund. Washington Democrats have refused to accept reasonable stopgap measures, opting instead to play political games that make everyday Americans pay the price.
Conservatives are right to be furious that Democrat negotiators have pushed for taxpayer-funded health benefits for illegal immigrants as part of funding talks, a stance the Biden administration’s allies have defended while ordinary citizens wonder why their priorities are ignored. It is no surprise that Vice President Vance and others on our side blasted the Democrats for trying to use the budget to expand benefits to non-citizens rather than protect American families.
Ernst is not just talking — she’s been in the trenches exposing waste and fighting for rescissions that put American taxpayers first, including calling out frivolous overseas spending and naming the Democratic leadership responsible for the shutdown’s chaos. Her recent public rebukes of Chuck Schumer and calls for fiscal sanity reflect the frustration in Middle America: stop the handouts and start putting Americans first.
Let’s be clear about what’s at stake when Democrats gamble with the budget: critical economic data and services that families, veterans, and small businesses depend on are delayed or disrupted during shutdowns. The working men and women who keep this country afloat can’t afford ideological grandstanding; they need steady paychecks, reliable benefits, and honest government that prioritizes American lives.
Washington’s elites talk about compassion, but real compassion is ensuring taxpayer money secures doctors, hospitals, and care for citizens who have paid into the system, not expanding benefits to those who bypassed the legal process. Senator Ernst’s message is patriotic and practical: protect the American safety net first, root out waste, and stop turning taxpayers into an open tab for unlimited foreign and domestic giveaways.
Conservative voters should rally behind leaders like Ernst who push fiscal responsibility and national sovereignty over woke spending sprees. It’s time for Republicans to hold the line, force a clean funding solution that protects Americans, and make sure Washington remembers who it was elected to serve — the American people.
