By: Dylan StablefordSenior Editor•Yahoo News
Another
day, another contentious town hall for a Republican congressman. In
Dubuque, Iowa, on Monday, Republican Rep. Rod Blum faced pointed
questions from constituents angry about his yes vote on the Republican
bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.
Blum,
a member of the House Freedom Caucus, initially opposed the GOP plan,
but wound up voting for the updated legislation, which narrowly passed
on Thursday without receiving a score from the Congressional Budget
Office.
“You
voted for this bill in a rush,” one woman said. “There were no
committee hearings. This is my life. The Congressional Budget Office
didn’t score this bill. … What was the rush?”
“I have always said the process was bad,” Blum said. “It was rushed. There should have been hearings.”
Blum
insisted that the current version of the health care bill — now in the
Senate — is “better than what we have” and is “heading in the right
direction.”
The argument drew boos from the audience.
As the boos grew louder, Blum turned to an aide and said, “Nobody’s listening.”
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