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Rep. Mike Flood, a U.S. Congressman representing Nebraska's 1st district since 2022, shared his thoughts on various issues through a series of tweets on March 4, 2025. Flood has previously served in the Nebraska State Legislature and holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

On March 4, 2025, Rep. Mike Flood expressed his concerns about the Federal Reserve's balance sheet in a tweet. He stated, "I’m concerned about the Federal Reserve's balance sheet. Today, it includes over $7 trillion in assets — and it could grow in coming years." The congressman linked to his full comments from that morning’s hearing on "Examining Monetary Policy and Economic Opportunity."

Later that day, at 20:12 UTC, Flood addressed housing affordability challenges in another tweet. He remarked that "Housing affordability challenges everyone." According to him, young people are renting longer while saving for their first home, and middle-class workers face difficulties making rent payments. He included a link to his opening remarks at the Housing & Insurance Subcommittee hearing.

In an additional tweet posted at 22:03 UTC on March 4, 2025, Rep. Flood welcomed Tara Vasicek, City Administrator for Columbus, Nebraska (@NEColumbus), to their first Housing & Insurance Subcommittee hearing of the new Congress session. He tweeted that "It was an honor to welcome Tara Vasicek...Tara shared about some of the innovative things Columbus is doing with workforce housing - keep up the great work!"