iTownHall Archive

Several times a year, I host an iTownHall meeting, which is using telephone and Internet technology to bring together a large number of Idahoans on what has become an electronic townhall meeting.  During the hour-long meetings, which are generally held quarterly, a number of issues are covered.  To listen to previous meetings, please review the information below.  You can choose to listen to the full meeting, listen to just selected questions and answers that interest you or read the transcript of the meeting.

 

July 9 , 2008 - May 7, 2008 - February 6, 2008 - November 14, 2007

July 9 , 2008

Please click here to listen to the meeting held on July 9, 2008.  The program runs 48 minutes.  Or you can use the table below to listen to my answer to a specific question/issue; click on the phrase to listen to my remarks on that subject.

iTownHall Meeting for July 9, 2008
Question:  Congress' ablility to solve energy problems
Question:  U.S. capacity for oil refining
Question:  Taking these steps sooner
Question:  Battery technology
Question:  Citizens' impact on government
Question:  Renewable fuels
Question:  The rising cost of living
Question:  Raising fuel economy standards
Question:  Electric powered cars
Question:  Medicare
Question:  Guest worker program
Question:  Oil speculation and licensing for nuclear power plants

 

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May 7 , 2008

Please click here to listen to the meeting held on May 7, 2008.  The program runs 52 minutes.  Or you can use the table below to listen to my answer to a specific question/issue; click on the phrase to listen to my remarks on that subject.

iTownHall Meeting for May 7, 2008
Question:  Possible Farm Bill veto
Question:  Domestic oil drilling and alternative energy
Question:  Gas tax holiday
Question:  County payments/payment in lieu of taxes (PILT)
Question:  Wasteful spending in the Farm Bill
Question:  Overriding a Farm Bill veto
Question:  Rebate stimulus checks
Question:  Immigration policy
Question:  Enforcing current immigration policy
Question:  Cost of Medicare
Question:  Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)
Question:  Nuclear energy and production of oil refineries
Question:  Alternative energy development
Question: Subprime mortgage crisis
Crapo's Closing Remarks

Poll results from May 7, 2008, iTownHall:

 

A written transcript will be available within a few weeks of the meeting date.

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February 6, 2008

Please click here to listen to the entire meeting held on February 6, 2008.   The program runs 57 minutes. 

The following is an index of all the questions asked at the meeting and my answers to those questions:

iTownHall Meeting for February 6, 2008
Question:  Voter ID for Immigrants
Question:  Economic Stimulus package and people who are not required to file taxes
Question:  Securing the border
Question:  Is illegal immigration a national emergency?
Question:  Guest Worker program
Question:  Rewarding taxpayers
Question: Bank Loans
Question:  Bracero Program; Economic Stimulus Package and Earned Income Tax Credit
Question:  Size of the federal government
Question:  Borrowing from Social Security; citizenship and land ownership
Question:  Fair Tax
Question:  Delegate process in presidential campaigns
Question:  No Child Left Behind Act
Question:  Constituent/citizen participation

A written transcript of the meeting is available by clicking here for a PDF format.   Please note that the transcript has been editing for clarity and brevity.

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November 14, 2007

Please click here to listen to the entire meeting held on November 14, 2007.  The program runs 61 minutes. 

The following is an index of all the questions asked at the meeting and my answers to those questions:

iTownHall Meeting for November 14, 2007
Crapo's Opening Remarks
Question:  Health Insurance
Question:  The Iraq War
Question:  Healthy Forests and Wildfire Management
Question:  Rising Energy Costs
Question:  Immigration
Question:  Prohibiting the Slaughter of Horses
Question:  Funding for the Special Olympics
Question:  Entitlements
Question:  Nuclear Energy
Question:  Funding for Higher Education
Question:  Medicare
Question:  Cost of Prescription Drugs
Question:  Term Limits
Question:  Supporting Veterans

A written transcript of the meeting will be available by clicking here for a PDF and here for a Word document.  Please note that the transcript has been editing for clarity and brevity.

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