A Maryland woman who made headlines two months ago for questioning President Obama’s support for the middle class has lost her job due to budget cuts. The woman, Velma Hart, had been working as the chief financial officer for AmVets, a nonprofit Maryland-based veteran services organization. In September, she questioned the President at a televised forum on CNBC.

Velma Hart: “Quite frankly, I’m exhausted. I’m exhausted of defending you, defending your administration, defending the mantle of change that I voted for, and deeply disappointed with where we are right now. I have been told that I voted for a man who said he was going to change things in a meaningful way for the middle class. I’m one of those people, and I’m waiting, sir. I’m waiting. I don’t feel it yet. And I thought, while it wouldn’t be in great measure, I would feel it in some small measure. I have two children in private school, and the financial recession has taken an enormous toll on my family. My husband and I have joked for years that we thought we were well beyond the hot dogs and beans era of our lives. But quite frankly, it’s starting to knock on our door and ring true that that might be where we’re headed again. And quite frankly, Mr. President, I need you to answer this honestly: Is this my new reality?”

Velma Hart’s boss, Jim King, the national executive director of AmVets, said Hart was laid off due to the ailing economy. King said, “It was a move to cut our bottom line. Most not-for-profits are seeing their money pinched.”