Boren will hold town hall meetings Tuesday
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U.S. Congressman Dan Boren (D-Okla.) will be holding three town hall meetings next week.

The meetings will be held Tuesday on the following schedule:

—8 to 10 a.m. at the S. Arch Thompson Auditorium at 221 E. Adams Ave. in McAlester

—11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Muskogee Civic Center at 425 Boston St.

—4 to 6 p.m. at the Pryor MidAmerican Expo Center at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 South and Airport Road.

Boren said he already has a busy district work period schedule which includes meetings with civic clubs, an economic development forum, a panel on Oklahoma’s transportation infrastructure needs, multiple constituent office appointments as well as previously announced telephone town hall series.

Boren said the town hall meetings will be held to broaden the discussion on health care reform and to gather input from constituents across the Second District.

Boren said, “Town hall meetings are great opportunities for constituents in the Second District to come together as a community and share their thoughts and concerns. I hope these events are well attended, as communication is a key part of representing eastern Oklahoma. The dialogue expressed during town hall meetings greatly assist me.”

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comments (4)
« earnie11 wrote on Wednesday, Aug 19 at 07:10 PM »
I wasn't saying that Boren should be a republican. What I said was just to refute the comment that Boren just does whatever his party wants. I have more respect for politicians that are willing to vote against their party when they feel that it is best for the country.

The other is that I don't like the disruptions inside at the town hall meetings but feel that people have the right to protest. When they yell and drown out the Congressmen they make themselves look foolish. What they need to do inside is ask the questions that they feel are problems with the bills and make their point in an intelligent way. Outside they can yell and scream and whatever.

Sadly, you see people on the news yelling, talking about being scared of your elected president, and comparing Obama's Plan to Nazi Acts. Most of the people acting like this are plants. They are coached by groups like health insurance companies and right wing groups. This is a known and proven fact. They are taught to get their early so they can get up front to seem like a larger group and so on.

The saddest part of this is that the disruption stops any discourse and debate that could lead to a better understanding by the American people.
« shakybearpaw wrote on Wednesday, Aug 19 at 10:01 AM »
From these two comments it sounds like an invite to all who want to disrupt this meeting to come on out and that Dan Boren should have been a republican. Showing up and shouting down is all a show. In the end the tide will turn and this will come back to bite you. This shouting and gun carrying has caused my son to loose intrest in the party and he switched. So keep on acting like nuts and all you will have left is nuts. Offer some ideas, some choices, anything.
« earnie11 wrote on Tuesday, Aug 18 at 07:12 PM »
Not that I know Boren's voting record vote for vote, but what I've seen is he splits with the Dems often.

I also would like to say that while I believe in free speech and the right to protest, I find it distasteful that people are going to these town hall meetings and not letting anyone with a differing viewpoint speak. It is one thing to show displeasure with your elected offical but to drown out a fellow American trying to ask a question is just wrong.

Show your disapproval of Boren if you want but please be curtious of other Attendees.
« alvindsv1 wrote on Tuesday, Aug 18 at 06:20 AM »
I find it interesting that Rep. Boren had no inclination to hold a townhall meeting until one of the challengers for his seat, Dan Arnett, started holding townhall meetings in his absence. I really hope that the citizens of Sequoyah County and District 2 realize that Rep. Boren is concerned more with going along with his party than representing his constituents.

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