With Republicans lawmakers home in their districts for the week, members of Congress faced large crowds at town halls across the United States on Tuesday.
At the events, lawmakers faced questions about plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act and concerns about President Donald Trump. Some Republicans were met with jeers and boos from the crowd, like Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA). Protesters even gathered outside events that were not billed as public town halls, as was the case with a luncheon Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) attended.
Below is a roundup of Tuesday’s notable town halls:
GOP Rep. Threatens To Cancel Town Hall If Protesters Get ‘Disruptive’ [TPM]
McConnell Thinks Hundreds Protesting His Event Are Just Upset About Election [TPM]
Grassley Confronted On Immigration By Man Who Says He Was Afghan Translator [TPM]
Angry constituents confront Chuck Grassley in Iowa: “If it wasn’t for Obamacare, we wouldn’t be able to afford insurance!” pic.twitter.com/vrbhbOiBMM
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017
GOP Sen. Delays Speech At Last Minute As Hundreds Of Protesters Show Up [TPM]
Tom McClintock To Town Hall Crowd: ‘I Understand…You Don’t Like Donald Trump’ [Sacramento Bee]
A Lone GOP Georgia Congressman Holds A Rocky Town Hall Meeting [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
Constituents Shout Down Republican When She Ducks A Question About Obamacare [Huffington Post]
Joni Ernst walks in to deafening chant of “Your Last Term!” that overpowers the applause pic.twitter.com/Wc9TKh31Cz
— Iowa Starting Line (@IAStartingLine) February 21, 2017
Brat Faces Raucous Crowd At Town Hall [CNN]
Crowd Greets Womack At Morning Coffee Meeting [Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette]
Ross, Webster Face Hostile Central Florida Crowds At Town Halls [Orlando Sentinel]
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy Talks Flood Relief At Town Hall Meeting In Watson, But Also Addresses Questions On National Issues [The Advocate]
Rep. Marsha Blackburn Besieged By Boos At Tennessee Town Hall [Huffington Post]