Iowans send clear message: Miller-Meeks booed at town hall for supporting Medicaid cuts

U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) received boos from constituents at her in-person town hall after she defended the massive Medicaid cuts she voted for.

During the event, which was held in Keosauqua, Iowa on Monday, a moderator asked Miller-Meeks a prepared question on why she voted with Republicans on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee to approve the largest cuts to Medicaid in U.S. history. The crowd applauded the question, and Miller-Meeks responded by bragging about the cuts.

“Thank you for the applause for the Energy and Commerce Committee voting to strengthen and preserve Medicaid…” Miller-Meeks said.

The congresswoman was immediately met with loud boos from the crowd, with one person yelling, “Liar!”

During a town hall, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ (R-IA) constituents booed and called her a “liar” after she falsely claimed major cuts to Medicaid “strengthen and preserve” the program. pic.twitter.com/H8evi51bNO

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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the cuts approved by President Donald Trump, Miller-Meeks and the Republicans in Congress will reduce future spending for Medicaid by more than $900 billion over the next decade. As many as 10 million Americans could also lose health insurance coverage over the next decade because of the cuts. Hundreds of rural hospitals that rely on Medicaid funding are also at risk of closure, including two in Iowa, according to KFF.

During the events, Miller-Meeks also defended Trump’s controversial tariff policies and criticized extending enhanced tax credits under the Affordable Care Act.