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Flood Booed at Lincoln Town Hall Defending Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

Faced with boos over new Medicaid rules plus SNAP reductions, Flood pledged to sponsor a resolution to release the Epstein files to protect victims.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin questions during a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14 in Washington, DC.
Rep. Mike Flood leaves a meeting in Longworth Building in Washington, DC on October 24, 2023.

Overview

  • At an August 4 town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, Flood was met with sustained boos and chants of “vote him out” and “tax the rich” as he outlined the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
  • He defended the Act’s requirement that able-bodied adults work to retain Medicaid coverage alongside reductions to SNAP by warning that federal resources are not unlimited.
  • Pressed on transparency, Flood said he will co-sponsor a resolution at the next pro forma session of Congress to publish long-withheld Jeffrey Epstein files to safeguard victims.
  • When questioned about President Trump’s firing of BLS chief Erika McEntarfer, he said he lacked the full details and would not have removed her if her only offense was releasing data.
  • Flood’s confrontation in Lincoln continued a pattern of contentious GOP town halls in Columbus and Seward, underscoring voter unrest over benefit cuts and rising deficits.