Washington, D.C . – Kicking off a summer that will be focused on giving the American people a voice in Washington’s agenda, House Republicans have begun to hold open forums across the nation. At these town halls and district events, Republicans will be listening the priorities of the American people and discussing specific solutions to address them. Below are a few local highlights from member events.
Congressman Pays A Visit To Big Spring NewsWest 9
BIG SPRING – West Texans had a chance to voice their opinions on Tuesday about the issues they feel that are affecting this country. Congressman Neugebauer visited Big Spring and had a town hall meeting to hear what people had to say.
“It’s very important I’m House Representative. They have chosen me, I’m the employee, they are the employer, I represent their values,” congressman Randy Neugebauer, said.
That’s why town hall meetings are being held across America. It’s all part of ‘America Speaking Out’ an effort to increase dialogue between Americans and Congress.
“People are tired of talk, they want work in government. That’s why they are going to choose working ones this November,” Neugebauer said.
Some of the hot topics issues discussed were Border Patrol, the Gulf Oil Spill and energy. Many residents were just glad that they were able to voice their opinion.
U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster draws 120 to forum in Shippensburg Chambersburg Public Opinion
SHIPPENSBURG — Hemin Lihony, a journalism student from northern Iraq, noticed two things about the people who came to U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster’s Citizens Dialogue at Shippensburg University on Tuesday — most in the audience were older and most who spoke were concerned about the economy.
“I had expected to hear: When will our troops come back from Iraq?” Lihony said. “But if I were an American I would be asking the same questions.”
Citizens posed many questions and offered some solutions to poor banking practices, immigration, Social Security and environmental problems.
The objective of the meeting was to draw people to the discussion on the GOP website http://www.americaspeakingout.com.
“We believe we can create an agenda on how Republicans and Congress can move forward,” said Shuster, R-Hollidaysburg, who represents Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional District, including Franklin County.
Rehberg makes stop in Sidney Sidney Herald
During a stop in Sidney on his America Speaking Out tour, Congressman Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., addressed important issues from the public.
Rehberg has been on tour since Saturday holding listening sessions throughout the state in an effort to get feedback. In answering questions during the session Monday, Rehberg admitted Republicans did make mistakes within the last decade, which is why “we have to earn our way back into your trust.” He said overturning “Obamacare” is a priority for Republicans in the House of Representatives, but it’s incremental, since even if it was overturned in the House, President Obama could still veto it, and they would need a super majority to overcome it…
A question concerning growing America’s economy led Rehberg into discussing energy policies. He said companies leave the United States to do business and are punished for it, as opposed to figuring out why those companies are doing it, remove those reasons and giving “encouragement” and “incentives” to come back. “It won’t take long to figure it probably is taxation and regulation,” he said.
Border security is discussed at town hall meeting The Spring Observer
Congressman Ted Poe (Dist. 2) encouraged the public to openly discuss their issues of concern during a town hall meeting.
The event, which commenced with the pledge of allegiance to the United States and Texas Flag, occurred on July 31 at the Brookside Funeral Home in Champions.
“We want Representative Poe to know that he is representing us very well and we are showing our support to him personally. We need him to know, from our perspective, that we appreciate what he’s doing for us.” Merrilyn Riggen said.
Government spending, the war in Iraq and deep water drilling are a few topics that were briefly covered. However, the primary focus remained on border security.
Photos of these and other events can be found on ASO’s Flickr page
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