"In Kansas back in March, for example, Republican Sen. Roger Marshall held a town hall with an angry crowd who demanded explanations for the Trump administration's decisions to shrink federal agencies and limit rural health care, and the waning support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. Nebraska Rep. Mike Flood similarly faced furious constituents in an August town hall which ended with attendees shouting "Vote him out!""
"California Rep. Doug LaMalfa could barely speak at his August town hall before people started shouting him down over his vote supporting the president's signature policy achievement, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Some little-noticed comments from one Iowa representative that CNN spotted and surfaced this week give us an insight into just how much pressure at least some Republican lawmakers have been under from their constituents."
Polling indicates President Donald Trump's agenda is broadly unpopular with voters. Republican lawmakers have curtailed or canceled town halls, often following House Speaker Mike Johnson's advice. Several in-person meetings that proceeded became heated, including Sen. Roger Marshall facing angry demands over agency cuts, rural health care and diminishing support for Ukraine, Rep. Mike Flood hearing chants of "Vote him out!", and Rep. Doug LaMalfa being shouted down over his vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks told a local reporter she would hold a town hall "When hell freezes over." Constituent pressure on Republican representatives is significant and growing.
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