Telephone Town Halls This Week: June 9, 2010

Tonight I will be holding the first of two telephone town hall meetings this week.  Participants on both calls will have the opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions on current legislation.  The telephone town hall meeting allow me to reach thousands of western Wisconsin residents at once.  The meetings also provide an opportunity for you to hear about the issues affecting you and communicate thoughts and ideas directly back to me from your own home.

Wednesday, June 9 - 6:10-7:10 p.m. CST, telephone town hall specifically geared toward seniors and questions they may have regarding the economy and health care, among other topics. I will be joined by AARP Wisconsin Advocacy Director Lisa Lamkins who will also be able to answer questios related to Medicare and health care reform.

Thursday, June 10 - 8:10-9:10 p.m. CST, a telephone town hall on agriculture issues including dairy prices and farm loans.  I will be joined by Brad Pfaff, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wisconsin Farm Service Agency executive director, who will also take questions on a variety of agricultural issues.  

Interested constituents may dial-into the telephone town halls by calling (toll-free) 877-229-8493 and using the code 15311.