My Republican Congressman sounds really nervous

Ryan Mackenzie (R- PA 7th District) did a telephone townhall tonight (July 23, 2025). It only lasted 45 minutes and his staff clearly pre-screened the questions to be MAGA friendly. Despite weekly "Mondays with Mackenzie" protests outside his offices, the only issue Mackenzie wanted to discuss was taxes. Only one tough question got through concerning the growing income inequality, how trickle down economics doesn't work and about releasing the Epstein files. Mackenzie was clearly caught off-guard and stammered something about how the ACA (Obamacare) had caused a spike in premiums and that Biden was to blame for the Epstein situation.

Cuts to SNAP benefits and Medicaid were addressed with claims that benefits would only be denied to abled-bodied people which means... I don't know. Just that random people will be cut out of the program, I guess. File that answer under "All Lives DON'T matter."

Mackenzie made constant references to the Big Beautiful Bill. When challenged about most of the benefits going to billionaires he claimed everyone would get a break on their taxes next year.

When asked about the $49.6 trillion the bill will add to the deficit and the high price of interest payments he said that "robust growth" will take care of that problem.

He also claimed the immigration issue had been ignored by Biden, conveniently omitting the fact that Biden had proposed bills to fix immigration and the Republicans had killed them every time.

He did not answer my question which was about the National Park System. "Why isn't Congress preserving those lands for future generations as intended either through proper staffing or by opposing Trump's plans to sell them off to the highest bidder?"

Lying Ryan sounded REALLY nervous on the call and only spoke for 45 minutes. What a wuss!!!