111th Congress - 8/11/2009
Congressman Lewis to Meet With Constituents to Discuss Health Care Legislation
 

  WASHINGTON – Congressman Jerry Lewis has accepted an invitation from local groups in Redlands and Yucaipa to attend a town hall meeting this Thursday on health care.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. August 13 at the Orton Center at theUniversity of Redlands . It is being organized by the Yucaipa-Redlands Tea Party group.

“I am grateful to these groups for giving me a chance to meet with my constituents and discuss the most hotly-debated issue facing Congress at this time,” Lewis said. “I am looking forward to hearing the concerns and hopes of the people in San Bernardino and Riverside counties with regards to Congress’s moves to change the national health care system." 

Lewis has already held two telephone town hall sessions on the subject since Congress recessed August 1, speaking to nearly 20,000 constituents who were on the line for at least a portion of the calls. Further listening sessions are being planned for later in the summer.

“It is vital that the American people be able to tell their members of Congress how they feel about the health care debate, and what they want out of our health care system,” Lewis said. “I am glad that we are still in the process of putting together health care legislation, so American’s voices can be heard.”

More information on the town hall to be held Thursday is available at the group’s website: www.redlandsteaparty.com.