Congressman Ross adds more town hall meetings

U.S. Congressman Mike Ross of Prescott will host ten additional town hall meetings Monday, Sept. 26 through Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, as a part of his annual district-wide town hall tour. The town halls will be held in: Ashley, Columbia, Lafayette, Logan, Miller Polk, Scott and Union counties. Ross has four previously announced town hall meetings on Monday, Sept. 19 in: Bradley, Clark, Jefferson and Ouachita counties.

These town hall meetings conclude Ross’s 2011 district-wide town hall tour, hosting at least one town hall meeting in each of the 29 counties that make up Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District. Combined with monthly telephone town hall meetings and previous events, Ross will have hosted 58 public forums by year’s end.

“It’s absolutely critical for members of Congress to get out of Washington, come home and listen to the people they represent. That’s why I never moved to Washington and come home after the last vote each week. My job is to listen to the people I represent and fight for them in our nation’s capital. That’s why I continue to host a public forum in each of the 29 counties that make up Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District,” said Ross.

Each meeting is open to the public. The town hall schedule is as follows:

Monday, Sept. 19
9 a.m., Camden City Hall Courtroom, 206 Van Buren Street, Camden

11 a.m., Warren City Hall Courtroom, 104 North Myrtle Street, Warren

2 p.m., Pine Bluff Alliance, 510 Main Street, Pine Bluff

4:30 p.m., Arkadelphia City Hall, 2nd Floor, 700 Clay Street, Arkadelphia

Monday, Sept. 26
9 a.m., Paris City Hall, 100 North Express Street, Paris

11:30 a.m., Booneville City Hall, 497 East Main Street, Booneville

2 p.m., Waldron High School Auditorium, 1560 West 6th Street, Waldron

4 p.m., Rich Mountain Community College, 1100 College Drive, Mena

Tuesday, Sept. 27
9 a.m., Hamburg City Hall, 305 East Adams Street, Hamburg

10:30 a.m., Crossett Economic Development Foundation, 125 Main Street, Crossett

1:30 p.m., Chamber of Commerce, 101 West First Avenue, El Dorado

3:30 p.m., Courthouse, 2nd Floor Courtroom, 1 Court Square, Magnolia

Wednesday, Sept. 28*
9:00 a.m., City Hall, 207 East Antigo Street, Stamps

10:30 a.m., Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative - REA Building, 2904 East 9th Street, Texarkana

*The Stamps and Texarkana town hall meetings were originally scheduled for August 30, but were rescheduled to Sept. 28 due to the sudden passing of Lafayette County Judge Frank Scroggins.

In addition to these town hall meetings, Ross has also been hosting a series of monthly telephone town hall meetings for people who often cannot attend town hall meetings in person, such as working families, parents of small children and senior citizens who have trouble leaving their homes. The next two calls are scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. Any Fourth District resident can dial in by calling 1-877-269-7289 at the scheduled time and entering the PIN#: 14573.

“These monthly telephone town halls are an easy and convenient way for all residents of Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District to participate in the political process from the comfort of their own home,” said Ross. “Often times, people can’t take off of work or leave their home to attend one of my town hall forums in person, so I continue to receive very positive feedback from all over the district about these calls. They’re easy, convenient and I find them very valuable and helpful as I do my best to represent Arkansas.”

Ross’s full town hall schedule is available online at ross.house.gov/events or residents can call Ross’s Washington office toll free at 1-800-223-2220 for more information. The information is also available on Facebook at facebook.com/RepMikeRoss, on Twitter at twitter.com/RepMikeRoss, and in Ross’s weekly e-newsletter, which any resident can subscribe to at ross.house.gov by clicking on the e-news signup icon. Residents can also sign up for Ross’s weekly podcast at ross.house.gov/podcasts where he provides brief updates on activities in Congress.