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Crowds boo House Republicans at town halls over Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
Reps. Mike Flood and Ashley Hinson faced constituents back home Wednesday.
May 28, 2025
Reps. Mike Flood and Ashley Hinson faced constituents back home Wednesday.
As Elon Musk pans Republicans' major legislative package this week, two House Republicans got an earful from constituents back home on the "big, beautiful bill."
Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., was shouted down and booed in Seward, Nebraska, where hundreds of people attended his town hall.
"When you start to get 300 to 400 people and the majority of them are unhappy, that should start to send a message," attendee Don Hutchinson told KLKN.
Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, also faced a rowdy crowd at a town hall in Decorah, Iowa, as she praised President Donald Trump and the passage of bill in the House.
"I was also proud to vote for President Trump's one big, beautiful bill last week. This is a generational investment," Hinson said -- to loud boos from the crowd.
"This is your time," Hinson told the crowd. "So I am here to clear up a lot of the misinformation that's out there because this bill is about securing our borders. This bill is about providing continued tax relief for working Americans and returning our country to prosperity.
"So simply put, anyone who voted no on this bill also voted to allow your taxes to go up," she added.
The Medicaid changes in the bill would translate to $700 billion in reduced spending through new eligibility and work requirements that could force millions of people off the program, according to preliminary analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.
Hinson was also pressed by a constituent who had a disability on whether she could lose coverage under the bill.
"OK, so you're disabled. Anyone who is medically frail is explicitly exempted in our legislation," Hinson responded. "That is, that is you. Caretakers of those who are disabled, they are also exempted from that work requirement."
Flood and Hinson did admit there were provisions in the bill that they did not fully support, and Flood was booed when he said he was not aware that the bill contained language that would make it harder for judges to hold parties in contempt of court.
Democrats say the language could protect Trump administration officials from fallout if they defy court orders.
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