Ernst, Greenfield debate health care, pandemic response as early voting nears
Source: Des Moines Register
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst and Democrat Theresa Greenfield each argued during a televised debate Saturday that she is better suited to help lead the nation through a coronavirus pandemic that has left President Donald Trump and thousands more hospitalized this weekend.
Ernst, who is seeking a second term, touted her efforts in securing federal funding for coronavirus relief in the $2 trillion CARES Act and criticized Greenfield for opposing against a "skinny" relief package that Republicans supported but Democrats said didn't go far enough.
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n one exchange, Greenfield called on Ernst to apologize to health care workers for comments she made at a campaign stop last month. There, Ernst echoed a conspiracy theory by expressing skepticism about the reported coronavirus numbers and suggesting health care workers might be inflating them to get higher reimbursements from Medicare.
The senator said Saturday she had offered an apology to health care workers. "I am so sorry that my words may have offended you," she said. "I know that you are tremendous workers, you are essential workers, you are providing care for our loved ones every single day."
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...in the rope left by Cunningham. 
