Politco Pro: Q&A: Rep. Mike Flood, Republican chair of the Main Street Caucus

Politco Pro: Q&A: Rep. Mike Flood, Republican chair of the Main Street Caucus

By Meredith Lee Hill

In a narrowly divided Republican House, the conservative Freedom Caucus has long been perceived as the faction ready to go to legislative war to get its preferred policy outcomes. But the new chair of the House GOP’s Main Street Caucus is making clear his 83 members are also going to be a force to be reckoned with heading into the fall.

In a wide-ranging interview Wednesday, Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.), who recently took over as leader of the front liner packed group, warned there would be “severe pushback” if Republicans try to slash Medicaid in a second budget reconciliation bill.

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