Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., met a friendly crowd at a town hall last night in a Trump-won county.
The congressman received a standing ovation when he arrived, and many of the attendees appeared to agree with his comments.
But one constituent was booed by the crowd after he said he was a “little disappointed” that the congressman voted against the House Republican spending bill that was approved last week.
The congressman was able to get them to stop booing, saying he appreciates the constituent’s perspective, then explained why he voted against the bill.
“It was the worst CR I’ve ever seen in recent history, because it basically let the administration take money and move it around however they’d like, and spend it however they’d like, right?” he said.
Speaking to reporters afterward, Subramanyam dodged on whether he thinks it’s time for new Democratic leadership. When pressed by NBC News, he said that the future of Senate Minority Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is up to the Senate.
“It truly is. … I don’t think we’re in disarray. I think right now, we look like we’re in disarray, but we certainly have a unifying message,” said Subramanyam.