Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Brian Baird (D-WA-03) announced a series of five town hall meetings to reach out to constituents and discuss issues facing the nation.
“I have always been a huge advocate of town halls” said Congressman Baird, who has hosted more than three hundred town halls since taking office. “Frankly, I have had concerns about how we can have constructive dialogue and, unfortunately, in response to some of the things we’ve been seeing across the nation I have said some things myself that I regret. I want to express that regret directly and announce that we will be holding a series of five town halls so people can express their opinions and ask questions. My hope and trust is that we can have the kinds of informative exchanges that I have valued for so long and that reveal the very best of public discourse.”
These town halls are in addition to the Congressman’s pre-planned August schedule, which includes several telephone town halls that will reach thousands of people who would otherwise not be able to come to a town hall meeting. Congressman Baird will also hold a series of private, focused meetings with doctors, nurses, small business owners, and health care clinic administrators to go into more detail about specifics of the proposed legislation and how it would affect health care in our communities.
Attached is a complete statement from Congressman Baird on health care town hall meetings and his recent remarks on the issue.
Below is the information for the upcoming town hall in Clark County. Locations are being sought for the four additional town halls that will be held throughout Southwest Washington in the next few weeks and these will be announced when possible:
Clark County
Date: Tuesday August 18
Time: 7:00-9:30pm
Location:
Skyview High School
Auditorium
1300 NW 139th St
Vancouver, WA 98685
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