Overview

• Flood admitted at the May 27 Seward event that he had not read a judges provision limiting contempt powers before voting for the bill, drawing loud protests.
• Attendees grilled him on potential cuts to Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and public school funding under the legislation.
• The 'Big Beautiful Bill' is projected to add $3.8 trillion to the federal deficit and trigger mandatory reductions in Medicare and Medicaid.
• Flood argued the overhaul is needed to avoid year-end tax increases when the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expires and said he will press Senate allies for revisions.
• The National Republican Congressional CommitteeGOP members to tout the bill’s tax cuts and immigration provisions as the Senate prepares to amend the package.