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Flood Endures Raucous Town Hall as Nebraska Voters Rebuke Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill'

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, AUG 5 – Rep. Mike Flood faced intense opposition over Medicaid work requirements and tax cuts favoring the wealthy at a packed town hall attended by about 750 people, many voicing concerns over social safety net reductions.

  • Nebraska Republican Rep. Mike Flood faced boos and shouting at a town hall in Lincoln on August 4, 2025, over Medicaid cuts and Trump administration policies.
  • The event followed a pattern of tense Republican town halls recently disrupted by hostile attendees, some allegedly organized to provoke debate and silence representatives.
  • Flood defended his votes on the One Big Beautiful Bill that cut SNAP and imposed Medicaid work requirements, insisting these changes benefit Nebraska’s hospitals and taxpayers.
  • He acknowledged, “The United States does not have limitless funds,” and, when confronted with claims of fascism, he countered by noting that authoritarian leaders typically do not engage with the public through open forums for questions and answers.
  • The hostile reception reflects growing constituent frustration with Trump-era budget cuts and may prompt some Republicans to reconsider in-person town halls amid intensifying voter anger.
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Mike Flood had trouble defending the Big Beautiful Bill approved by the U.S. government in July in front of some 800 attendees at the rally, which criticized cuts in health care and tariffs.The New York Times tells these days that the majority of Republican politicians are shunning public debates and meetings in city halls with the neighbors they represent.They want to avoid facing up to Democratic figures and answer the difficult questions of t…

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