Republicans see it as the epitome of Trump keeping his promises, while for Democrats it’s an opportunity to return from the political wilderness
Earlier this summer, Republican lawmakers gathered around Donald Trump and applauded as he sat before a desk outside the White House and put his signature on what he calls his “one, big, beautiful bill”.
But there were few claps for Mike Flood this week when the Republican congressman appeared before an auditorium of his Nebraska constituents to extol the tax and spending legislation’s benefits – just boos and jeers.
“From where I sit, there’s been a lot of misinformation out there about the bill,” Flood said, as the audience – some of whom had been encouraged to attend by local Democrats – howled.
“If you are able to work, and you’re able-bodied, you have to work. If you choose not to work, you do not get free healthcare,” Flood later said, diving into the bill’s controversial imposition of work requirements for many enrollees of Medicaid, the healthcare program for poor and disabled Americans. The heckling only intensified.
