Congressman Mike Flood holds final town hall in Lincoln before November election

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – It was a packed room at Nebraska Wesleyan University on Tuesday night.

Constituents came looking for answers, and Congressman Mike Flood was ready to answer their questions.

“Whether you vote for me or not, I am accountable to you,” he said.

But before the Q&A portion could begin, Flood highlighted one of his biggest accomplishments: the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, that became law.

“You know who I worked on this bill with? I worked on it with Habitat for Humanity. I worked on it with NeighborWorks Lincoln. I worked on it with your mayor, Leirion Gaylor Baird,” said Flood.

“And by the way, she and your city council are well on their way. They’re over, I want to say, 2,600 homes so far on their way to 2030. That is an accomplishment.”

It wasn’t too long before the crowd demanded him to address topics of concern, like defense spending.

One constituent asked, “You vote yes to increase defense spending and no to Medicare, but your voters disagree with that, can you explain that?”

Flood responded by offering a broader perspective, despite many in the audience yelling ‘You’re not answering the question.’

“We find ourselves in a very uncertain world with countries like China that wake up every day and want to dismantle the United States as the world’s superpower. We also have a very dangerous situation in the Middle East,” he said.

Other questions focused on the SAVE Act.

The congressman had this to say in response.

“More than 90% of Republicans and well over 70% of Democrats believe that it’s not too much to ask to show an ID when you vote. In fact, much of what’s in the SAVE Act is in our state law in Nebraska that was approved by the voters,” he said.

After the town hall wrapped up, Lincolnite Jacob Thomas told Channel 8 that he was grateful for the town hall but still had unanswered questions.

“I also think it’s a good thing that Mike Flood hosts these in the first place,” he said.

Tuesday’s event was Rep. Flood’s final townhall of the year, however, he has many more events planned where he can speak with constituents before the November election.