Overview

• At a Lincoln town hall, Rep. Mike Flood faced sustained boos, chants of “tax the rich” and calls to “vote him out” while defending Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.
• Attendees challenged Flood’s defense of Medicaid work requirements, rejecting his claim that able-bodied adults who refuse to work should not receive free health care.
• Flood reiterated his backing of the bill’s tax reforms and stricter immigration enforcement, arguing that voters support a secure border and economic growth.
• Under pressure to address oversight concerns, Flood pledged to co-sponsor a resolution to release the Jeffrey Epstein files and voiced reservations about firing BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer.
• Flood’s town hall was among the few in-person events Republicans held after NRCC guidance to sell the president’s agenda, but intense constituent dissatisfaction highlights broader challenges for GOP lawmakers in conservative districts.