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  • Congressman Connolly hosts Health Care Forum

     

     

    (click on the image to watch the entire town hall on C-SPAN) 
     

    Watch Congressman Connolly's Town Hall Meeting


    H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act 
     

    Congressman Gerry Connolly held a town meeting on health care reform for seniors in Springfield on August 25 and another in Gainesville on September 2.  For more than two hours, nearly 500 citizens in the Greenspring community shared their thoughts and opinions on health care with Congressman Connolly and a panel that included representatives from AARP, NARFE, and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.  Connolly fielded and responded to a variety of health care reform questions, both pro and con, from the audience during the session, which was covered by many media outlets and C-SPAN.  Click here to watch Congressman Connolly's entire town hall forum on C-SPAN and click here to watch other news clips from the event.

     

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    Oct 21 2009

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