ADVERTISEMENTRather than face angry, frustrated and raucous crowds of constituents at town hall meetings this recess, a large number of GOP lawmakers are skipping face-to-face contact with voters and instead holding conference calls or other more manageable forums (if they do anything at all). Some are simply holding their own town hall events. ), for example, wasn’t planning to hold any town hall meetings this recess, so hundreds of protesters showed up at the state capitol building on Tuesday, where he was scheduled to give a speech to the legislature. In western New York, constituents crowdsourced enough money to put up two billboards shaming Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.), one of President Donald Trump’s biggest backers in Congress, for not hosting a town hall meeting. pic.twitter.com/r8VPpNzmnV — Kira (@KiraCA76) February 22, 2017The Republican push to repeal the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, has been a hot topic at town hall meetings held by GOP members who do face voters.

Source: Huffington Post February 22, 2017 17:53 UTC