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UpInArms

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2. Here's a link
Wed Mar 19, 2025, 11:04 AM
Mar 2025
https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/congressman-mike-flood-greeted-by-hostile-crowd-at-columbus-town-hall/

Most questioners were displeased with the actions of Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, criticizing what they perceived as Flood’s inaction to stop them.

The congressman fielded several questions about proposed cuts to Medicaid and the federal workforce by referencing the national debt. A giant screen over the stage displayed the $36 trillion dollar figure, ticking upward every few seconds.

"Ultimately, where we need to go is to a balanced budget," Flood said in a response to a question about cuts to National Institutes of Health funding.

Boos followed, prompting Flood to ask the crowd, "How can you be against a balanced budget?"
Moments later, a "tax the rich" chant was echoing throughout the auditorium.

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