Did anyone hear about this Crapo Town Hall Meeting today at 6pm at Mountain View Park (highlighted in the article below)? I called Crapo's office today, and his staff said he is in our area, but there is no scheduled meeting in Moscow today, which is contrary to what the article says. Just curious if anyone heard about it, and/or might be going (maybe to film it...how 'bout it, Tom???)? <br>
<br>I'm hoping to attend to ask about job creation, and cuts to medicaid/Title X programming. <br><br>Best, <br>Jennifer<br><br>________________________<br><h1 class="title">Crapo, Labrador holding town halls during recess; Risch, Simpson choose other forums</h1>
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<p>Just 40 percent of U.S. House members are holding town hall
meetings to face constituents during the August recess, according to a <a href="http://nolabels.org/blog/60-congress-not-holding-town-halls" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">survey by No Labels</a>, a group of Republicans, Democrats and independents that advocates bipartisan solutions.</p>
<p>Among Republicans, 49 percent said they scheduled town halls; among
Democrats, just 32 percent said they'd scheduled such meetings, reported
the group.</p>
<p>"Washington must hear from all Americans, not a handpicked few who
passes a partisan litmus test or can afford to donate," said No Lables
co-founder William Galston in a news release. "Our concern is that
elected officials are only hearing form their respective partisan bases
and will not expose themselves to criticism. Politics is about competing
ideas, and everyone should have a seat at the table."</p>
<p>Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, has a town hall meeting scheduled in
Sandpoint Tuesday, the only such event he's holding during the August
recess. </p>
<p>Labrador also is traveling to Lewiston and Coeur d'Alene, but not
holding large meetings. He is meeting with the Kootenai County Chamber
of Commerce, editorial boards, and appeared on KTVB's "Viewpoint" and
other TV programs. He's also been on radio, said spokesman Phil Hardy.</p>
<p>On Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Labrador will appear at the
Republican Central Committee Booth at the North Idaho Fair at the
Kootenai County Fairground. </p>
<p>Labrador held a town hall in Meridian July 23, before the break and the vote on a debt and deficit deal.</p>
<p>Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, will hold this second town hall of the
break in Meridian Aug. 29 at 5:15 p.m. at Idaho State University's
Meridian campus, 1311 E. Central Dr. Crapo has another town hall set for
Coeur d'Alene Sept. 1. He held a town hall in Twin Falls Aug. 15.</p>
<p>Crapo has a telephone town hall scheduled Sept. 14.</p>
<p>He also has met with chambers of commerce, service clubs and small
groups in Rigby, Rexburg, Driggs and Jerome. <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">He's scheduled to meet with
constituents in Moscow at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain View Park</span> and
with a tea party group at 2:15 p.m. on Aug. 29 in Weiser, at the Bee
Hive Restaurant. All the events are open to the public, said his
spokesman, Lindsay Nothern. </p>
<p>Nothern said earlier events "turned into town halls" and subsquent
events "may turn into town halls." Crapo also has been attending GOP
events, which Nothern said are open to the public.</p>
<p>Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, has not scheduled any town halls, said his
spokesman, Brad Hoaglun. But Hoaglun said Risch was in Twin Falls and
Filer last week, and took calls on a radio show. He has a telephone town
hall scheduled Sept. 12.</p>
<p>Risch is in Coeur d'Alene Tuesday and Wednesday and Idaho Falls
Thursday. Next week, he has events set for the Boise area. But he also
has jury duty, so the events are tentative. Hoaglun said Risch always
takes questions at his events.</p>
<p>Hoaglun said Risch's contacts through telephone town halls, comments
received by his staff, and meetings with service clubs and editorial
boards "provides him with the feedback of a community perspective that
he finds very helpful."</p>
<p>"By doing this throughout the state, along with the contacts made to
his offices, Senator Risch feels he has a good sense of where Idahoans
are on a particular issue," Hoaglun wrote in an email. "None the less,
he urges Idahoans to regularly and frequently contact him by phone,
letters or email on an issue they consider important and he will respond
very quickly to their concerns."</p>
<p>Simpson has no town halls scheduled, but will hold a telephone town
hall Sept. 7, which reaches thousands of constituents, said his
spokeswoman, Nikki Watts. </p>
<p>"As Chairman of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, Congressman
Simpson is doing a lot of committee work this August," Watts said in an
email. "Currently, he is visiting Indian Reservations in the mid-west.
He did hold a phone town hall meeting in July and another one is
scheduled for September 7. These calls allow Mike to reach constituents
all over the district at the same time and have received a lot of
positive feedback."</p></div></div><br>Read more: <a style="color: #003399;" href="http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2011/08/23/idahopolitics/crapo_labrador_holding_town_halls_during_recess_risch_simpson_ch#ixzz1VzHmlKQO">http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2011/08/23/idahopolitics/crapo_labrador_holding_town_halls_during_recess_risch_simpson_ch#ixzz1VzHmlKQO</a><br>