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Flood Confronted by Lincoln Constituents Over Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and Epstein Files

Flood was heckled over Medicaid work mandates, tax breaks for high earners; he said he lacked full details on the Bureau of Labor Statistics firing.

U.S. Representative Mike Flood (R-NE) answers questions from constituents during a town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S., August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
U.S. Representative Mike Flood (R-NE) answers questions from constituents during a town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S., August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
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Overview

  • At his Lincoln town hall on August 4, Flood faced sustained boos and chants of “tax the rich” as he defended components of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
  • Audience members loudly jeered his explanation of new Medicaid work requirements and cuts to SNAP and food assistance.
  • Flood pledged to co-sponsor a nonbinding House resolution calling for publication of Jeffrey Epstein’s case files and backed efforts to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell.
  • Pressed on President Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer, Flood said he lacked full details and would not have dismissed her solely for releasing data.
  • The DemocratDemocratic Party urged constituents to swarm the town hall to spotlight cuts to Medicaid and question the multi-million-dollar budget for Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigrant detention center.