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Washington, D.C. – Across America, people are speaking out for a change of direction in Washington. House Republicans are answering this call by engaging the American people in the process to create a new policy agenda for Congress. The dialogue taking place at Republicans town hall meetings this summer will help set the priorities for this governing agenda. Below is another sample of local highlights from House Republican events. For photos from these and other ASO town halls and events click here.
Government spending, economy top issues during Neugebauer’s town hall meeting Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
In light of the increasing national deficit and the recession, voters in the Texas 19th Congressional District said federal government should be more efficient in spending their tax dollars.
On Thursday morning, U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock, urged his constituents or his “bosses,” as he called them, to share their concerns at the Science Spectrum Omni Theater Exhibit Hall.
As soon as the floor opened to the public, lines 10 deep quickly formed at the two microphones. The session was the congressman’s seventh in a series of eight West Texas “America Speaking Out” town hall meetings conducted this month.
Border security, illegal aliens, Social Security, health care and the 2008 Farm Bill were some of the other popular issues — all of which could be drastically changed through budget cuts.
Granger hosts town hall meeting Weatherford Democrat
Congresswoman Kay Granger has an idea to fight unemployment: Texans should get up every day and think of solutions for it.
“What I hear most often is “get people back at work” and “jobs, jobs, jobs,” the Republican representative for Texas’ 12th District said Saturday at an interactive town hall meeting for Parker County residents at the Doss Heritage and Culture Center. The meeting focused on job creation, federal government spending and reform with a host of ideas from the audience.
Washington fuels economic uncertainty with tax hikes, regulations and sky-rocketing debt, which hinders creating jobs, Granger said.
“Regulators are all over small banks and creating a terrible choke hold,” she said.
Bonner: Healthcare a ‘challenge’ at best Brewton Standard
With topics including everything from the economy and joblessness to religion, U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner lead a town hall meeting in Brewton Wednesday.
During the meeting Bonner, R-Mobile, encouraged citizens to become involved in their government.
“People need to stand up and be heard,” Bonner said. “We have added two links to our Web site that give the people a chance to be heard.”
Bonner said the ideas generated at America Speaking Out and You Cut are taken seriously by lawmakers around the country.
“We take those comments and ideas seriously,” Bonner said. “We want to hear from the people when making decisions on issues important to you.”
Bonner also addressed the issue of health care reform calling it a “challenge” at best.
U.S. Rep. Thompson holds town hall meeting The Progress
More than 20 residents gathered yesterday afternoon in Philipsburg for a town hall-style meeting with U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-5 of Howard. The top concerns on people’s minds were jobs, the national deficit and health care in the Moshannon Valley…
Before getting to questions and comments from citizens, he made a few brief remarks. Thompson first talked about one of the biggest concerns of everyone, the national debt. He said neither party has possession of the problem, but that it has escalated in the past 20 months to nearly $14 trillion of debt…
Thompson also said that another big concern for citizens is jobs. He noted that millions of dollars have been spent on job creation with little to show for it.
Thompson presented a new Web site, Americaspeakingout.com. He said it is a bipartisan effort, approved by Congress, to get the opinions of ordinary citizens who can present ideas for America’s future. He said the Republican party has been taking that idea one step further and taking some of the suggestions and allowing Americans to vote on them.
Congressman Wally Herger meets with Simpson students Red Bluff Daily News
Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA) hosted an America Speaking Out event at Simpson University with students returning for the new school year.
Herger met with the students for more than an hour, discussing what is happening in Washington and how they could affect change in our government.
The America Speaking Out program is designed to input the voice of the American public into a new governing agenda.
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