Hundreds confront Harris at health care town hall

Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland's only Republican in Congress, confronted hundreds of voters at a town hall meeting on the Eastern Shore late Friday that rapidly devolved into a shouting match over the Trump administration, immigration and GOP efforts to repeal the Obamacare health law.

In a reliably Republican congressional district, Harris faced jeers as he tried to explain his opposition to the 2010 health care law, and was met with chants of "No wall!" as he defended President Donald Trump's plan to crack down on illegal immigration and cut funding for education, housing and other domestic programs.

Scheduled weeks ago, the town hall meeting was among the first in the nation since the Republican-led House of Representatives abruptly abandoned legislation to overhaul Obamacare. The retreat was a blow to Trump, who had hoped the GOP would quickly coalesce around a six-year-old promise to repeal law.

Holding signs that read "Dr. Harris, do no harm" and "Impeach Trump," the audience of about 900 pressed the congressman and Johns Hopkins-trained anesthesiologist on why he wanted to upend Obamacare in the first place. One questioner asked if Harris would be able to "sleep at night" if people died because they lost their insurance coverage.

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