GOP Rep. Flood: I Was Surprised I Got Booed at My Town Hall After Saying We Need to Balance the Budget

FLOOD At the end ░░░░░░░░ the day as long ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ the budget I think ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ to what happened last ░░░░░░░░ SANCHEZ It sounds like ░░░░░░░░ believe that these were ░░░░░░░░ concerns from actual constituents ░░░░░░░░ not some sort of ░░░░░░░░ effort to get clicks ░░░░░░░░ or whatever they think ░░░░░░░░ folks are trying to ░░░░░░░░ at town halls that ░░░░░░░░ re accusing of being ░░░░░░░░ I do want to ░░░░░░░░ you about what you ░░░░░░░░ described your support for ░░░░░░░░ because you got booed ░░░░░░░░ you argued that government ░░░░░░░░ urgently needs to be ░░░░░░░░ in I wonder if ░░░░░░░░ got the sense from ░░░░░░░░ as to whether they ░░░░░░░░ opposed to the idea ░░░░░░░░ cutting spending generally or ░░░░░░░░ the way that it ░░░░░░░░ being carried out with ░░░░░░░░ of the mistakes that ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk has acknowledged ░░░░░░░░ in firing and firings ░░░░░░░░ some of the cuts ░░░░░░░░ they ve reported and ░░░░░░░░ with limited visibility into ░░░░░░░░ exactly is making those ░░░░░░░░ Do you think DOGE ░░░░░░░░ to improve FLOOD Well ░░░░░░░░ the first part of ░░░░░░░░ question there what really ░░░░░░░░ me last night and ░░░░░░░░ just played a clip ░░░░░░░░ it I m glad ░░░░░░░░ did when I said ░░░░░░░░ need to balance the ░░░░░░░░ that s not a ░░░░░░░░ issue or a blue ░░░░░░░░ That s an American ░░░░░░░░ And I was somewhat ░░░░░░░░ at the pushback on ░░░░░░░░ that we need to ░░░░░░░░ our budget You know ░░░░░░░░ state of Nebraska does ░░░░░░░░ A lot of states ░░░░░░░░ that It s absolutely ░░░░░░░░ we have to do ░░░░░░░░ the problems we re ░░░░░░░░ about today they compound ░░░░░░░░ by 100 times At ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ did get a lot ░░░░░░░░ questions about DOGE I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of questions ░░░░░░░░ the process And you ░░░░░░░░ somebody asked me afterwards ░░░░░░░░ know what do you ░░░░░░░░ is going on here ░░░░░░░░ I said well people ░░░░░░░░ t like change People ░░░░░░░░ t like change President ░░░░░░░░ was elected in November ░░░░░░░░ ve seen a lot ░░░░░░░░ change you know in ░░░░░░░░ White House And he ░░░░░░░░ got a very healthy ░░░░░░░░ that has a lot ░░░░░░░░ people riled up I ░░░░░░░░ last night was an ░░░░░░░░ for me to say ░░░░░░░░ these cuts are necessary ░░░░░░░░ we want to get ░░░░░░░░ on track Is it ░░░░░░░░ perfect process No You ░░░░░░░░ as you ve said ░░░░░░░░ ve acknowledged some mistakes ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ wanted people to take ░░░░░░░░ from that last night ░░░░░░░░ that if you tell ░░░░░░░░ what you re concerned ░░░░░░░░ and I look into ░░░░░░░░ if I see an ░░░░░░░░ that needs to be ░░░░░░░░ to the attention of ░░░░░░░░ executive Branch or to ░░░░░░░░ dealt with in our ░░░░░░░░ Committee or in Congress ░░░░░░░░ m going to do ░░░░░░░░ And my first call ░░░░░░░░ t going to be ░░░░░░░░ a TV station My ░░░░░░░░ call is going to ░░░░░░░░ to the person that ░░░░░░░░ going to help me ░░░░░░░░ the problem that s ░░░░░░░░ we work constructively to ░░░░░░░░ this process work That ░░░░░░░░ how I m going ░░░░░░░░ move going forward And ░░░░░░░░ hope that the folks ░░░░░░░░ the audience that heard ░░░░░░░░ say that know that ░░░░░░░░ m very sincere when ░░░░░░░░ say that and I ░░░░░░░░ them to call my ░░░░░░░░ if there s things ░░░░░░░░ want me to look ░░░░░░░░