Members of Congress Not Expected at Town Hall This Week: Senator Joe Manchin has now agreed to att
so glad Sen. Manchin will be there.
Members of Congress Not Expected at Town Hall This Week
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Rep. Alex Mooney of West Virginia's 2nd District has been criticized for not spending time in his district. He is expected to skip a town hall in South Charleston this week. (Mooney for Congress)
March 13, 2017
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – ***Update - Organizers say Senator Joe Manchin has now agreed to attend. ***
Organizers still hope to see West Virginia's U.S. senators and congressional representatives at a town hall in South Charleston Thursday night, although none has said he or she will attend.
Cathy Kunkel, an organizer with Rise Up West Virginia, says voters are frustrated and are not getting answers about health care legislation, immigration, ethical conflicts and Trump campaign contacts with Russian officials. She says the state's elected leaders haven't been holding open public meetings in West Virginia.
"We were really disappointed that despite all the calls into our senators and congressfolks that they have not held or scheduled any in-person public town-hall meetings, and so we decided to schedule one for them," she states.
Kunkel says Rise Up West Virginia invited Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, and Rep. Alex Mooney. None has said he or she will attend or send staff. Kunkel says if not, her group will collect comments and questions to pass on. Manchin has said he will attend a health care town hall next month...................