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Georgia Republican defends CDC job cuts at town hall

U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick struggled to speak over his constituents during a town hall meeting in Roswell, Georgia as attendees confronted the Republican on his recent support for President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting agenda. Residents criticized McCormick for supporting the recent mass layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to which the representative responded, "I happen to be a doctor. I know a few things, okay?"

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