Georgia Congressman’s Town Hall Erupts Over Federal Job Cuts
Georgia Representative Rich McCormick encountered strong opposition during a Thursday town hall meeting in Roswell, where constituents challenged his support of federal workforce reductions implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Video footage captured by Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter and NBC News contributor Greg Bluestein showed heated exchanges between McCormick and attendees over the federal cuts, which affect agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, located 20 miles from the event. When questioned about recent CDC staffing reductions, McCormick explained that "a lot of the work they do is duplicitous with AI." The cuts have affected approximately 1,300 probationary CDC employees as part of a broader initiative to reduce recently hired federal workers. McCormick defended the measures, stating, "If we continue to grow the size of government and we can't afford it, it's going to have shortfalls in […]