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Edwards Schedules Telephone Town Hall; Plans Regional Meetings, Too
Central Texas Congressman Chet Edwards will hold a single 90-minute telephone town hall meeting this week on the controversial health care reform proposal, but also plans a series of meetings with healthcare providers, businesses and area residents including three regional face-to-face town hall meetings.
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WASHINGTON (August 17, 2009)—Rep. Chet Edwards D-Waco, will hold a single telephone town hall meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday on the controversial health care reform proposal, but also plans a series of meetings with health care providers, businesses and residents of his district including three regional face-to-face town hall meetings.
The telephone town hall will dial more than 200,000 homes in the 12 counties that make up the 17th Congressional District, Edwards said Monday.
Later in the month, Edwards plans regional town halls in Brazos, McLennan and Johnson Counties, dates and times for which will be announced later.
“While I had some initial concerns about a handful of people disrupting the discussion, the overriding principle for me is to allow district constituents the opportunity to ask questions, have their voices heard, and participate in an honest dialogue on health care,” Edwards said.
"Over the last several days, a number of protestors have agreed with me that it would be inappropriate to disrupt public meetings on health care. I appreciated their comments and hope they will keep their commitment to respect the rights of all citizens to be heard,” he said.
From Monday through Saturday, Edwards said he will have 19 meetings with doctors, nurses, hospitals, small businesses, families, community leaders and journalists.
"I intend to spend the next three weeks carefully listening to health care providers and everyday citizens in our district about what the proposed health care reforms would mean for them and their families,” Edwards said.
“I will not vote for a single-payer, Canadian-style nationalized health care plan, and before I make any commitment on any health care legislation in Congress, I want to hear the views and concerns of as many constituents as possible. That is why I made it clear earlier this month that I would not support a vote on health care in the U.S. House before Members of Congress had a chance to carefully review the legislation and to listen to constituents,” he said.
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I for one have made a decision. I am sick of the people in Washington doing whatever they want and thinking they dont answer to anyone and we just have to take it. Does anyone else feel like this? I say the next election when you look at your ballot (for those of you that actually vote lol) look where it says incumbent.. THEN VOTE FOR THE OTHER GUY!!!! Anybody has to be better than what's up there now.
Personal attacks because of political beliefs are a sign weakness. You have no valid arguement to further YOUR belief so you attack others because of theirs. Typical. We deserve a face to face with Chet. He is too chicken to do it. You get what you vote for.
Bull Chet is only for photo ops.
