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

RUSH TRANSCRIPT At the ░░░░░░░░ of the day as ░░░░░░░░ as we re talking ░░░░░░░░ cutting the budget I ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ value to what happened ░░░░░░░░ night 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 in firing and ░░░░░░░░ and some of the ░░░░░░░░ that they ve reported ░░░░░░░░ also with limited visibility ░░░░░░░░ who exactly is making ░░░░░░░░ decisions do you think ░░░░░░░░ needs to improve Well ░░░░░░░░ the first part of ░░░░░░░░ question there what really ░░░░░░░░ me last night and ░░░░░░░░ just played a clip ░░░░░░░░ it and I m ░░░░░░░░ you did When I ░░░░░░░░ we need to balance ░░░░░░░░ budget that s not ░░░░░░░░ red issue or a ░░░░░░░░ issue That s an ░░░░░░░░ issue And I was ░░░░░░░░ surprised at the pushback ░░░░░░░░ saying that we need ░░░░░░░░ balance our budget You ░░░░░░░░ the state of Nebraska ░░░░░░░░ that A lot of ░░░░░░░░ do that It s ░░░░░░░░ something we have to ░░░░░░░░ or the problems we ░░░░░░░░ talking about today They ░░░░░░░░ themselves by 100 times ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ I did get a ░░░░░░░░ of questions about doge ░░░░░░░░ got a lot of ░░░░░░░░ about the process And ░░░░░░░░ know what somebody asked ░░░░░░░░ afterwards you know what ░░░░░░░░ you think s going ░░░░░░░░ here And I said ░░░░░░░░ people don t like ░░░░░░░░ People don t like ░░░░░░░░ President Trump was elected ░░░░░░░░ November We ve seen ░░░░░░░░ lot of change You ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ he s got a ░░░░░░░░ healthy agenda that has ░░░░░░░░ lot of people riled ░░░░░░░░ I think last night ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity for me ░░░░░░░░ say hey these cuts ░░░░░░░░ necessary if we want ░░░░░░░░ get back on track ░░░░░░░░ it a perfect process ░░░░░░░░ You know as you ░░░░░░░░ they ve acknowledged some ░░░░░░░░ One of the things ░░░░░░░░ I wanted people to ░░░░░░░░ away from that last ░░░░░░░░ is that if you ░░░░░░░░ me what you re ░░░░░░░░ about and I look ░░░░░░░░ it if I see ░░░░░░░░ issue that needs to ░░░░░░░░ brought to the attention ░░░░░░░░ the executive Branch or ░░░░░░░░ be dealt with in ░░░░░░░░ appropriations committee or in ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ that And my first ░░░░░░░░ isn t going to ░░░░░░░░ to a TV station ░░░░░░░░ first call is going ░░░░░░░░ be to the person ░░░░░░░░ s going to help ░░░░░░░░ solve the problem That ░░░░░░░░ how we work constructively ░░░░░░░░ make this process work ░░░░░░░░ s how I m ░░░░░░░░ to move going forward ░░░░░░░░ I hope that the ░░░░░░░░ folks in the audience ░░░░░░░░ heard me say that ░░░░░░░░ that I m very ░░░░░░░░ when I say that ░░░░░░░░ I encourage them to ░░░░░░░░ my office if there ░░░░░░░░ things you want me ░░░░░░░░ look into I think ░░░░░░░░ of the resistance to ░░░░░░░░ change congressman is tied ░░░░░░░░ what it might ultimately ░░░░░░░░ and it s unlikely ░░░░░░░░ the U S will ░░░░░░░░ a balanced budget unless ░░░░░░░░ are adjusted. It