Constituents Flooded a Democratic Lawmaker’s Town Hall in Virginia to Vent About the Trump Administration

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam represents a district with an outsize population of federal employees, and constituents at his town hall lined up to express frustration with Trump administration cuts to the government workforce.

Suhas Subramanyam

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HAYMARKET, Va. — Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam kicked off a town hall in his district on Thursday urging federal workers to share their stories.

“This is not the time to be afraid,” the congressman said from the stage of a high school auditorium. “Come to me, at least, and tell your stories.”

They responded immediately.