A Republican congressman admitted to his constituents that he wasn’t familiar with part of the massive tax-and-spending cut legislation he voted for last week.

At a raucous town hall meeting in Seward, Nebraska, a constituent asked Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) about a part of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” aimed at preventing federal courts from blocking power grabs by the Trump administration.

“I am not going to hide the truth. This provision was unknown to me when I voted for that bill, and when I found out that provision was in the bill, I immediately reached out to my Senate counterparts and told them of my concern,” Flood said.

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    8 days ago

    Nebraska votes for whatever isn’t blue. Whatever says “babies and Jesus” and “I promise there is no lead in your water” and “you aren’t dumb”

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      7 days ago

      “I promise there is no lead in your water”

      At this point I think they’re promising to get rid of fluoride, not lead.

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        7 days ago

        It’s not easy but we could build a water softener that replaces flouride in the water with lead. I bet they’d fucking love that. Slap a trump hat on it and charge $2k per install. MADE IN AMERICA, BABY!