Congressman Ross telephone town halls

U.S. Congressman Mike Ross of Prescott will be holding his ninth in a monthly series of telephone town halls on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. Ross said he is hosting the district-wide calls because they provide a unique way for his constituents to ask him questions, get updates on activities in Washington and hear his position on the issues all from the comfort of their own home. These calls are in addition to Ross’s town hall tour, where he is hosting at least one town hall meeting in each of the 29 counties that make up Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District.

The next call will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. CT and should last approximately 60 minutes. Any resident throughout Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District can connect into the telephone town hall by dialing the following toll free number at the designated time and using the included PIN code: Phone: 1-877-269-7289, PIN: 14573. Anyone may listen to the call and specific instructions will be given to callers if they would like to ask Congressman Ross a question.

“The feedback from these calls has been very positive and constituents from all over the district have asked me to continue holding these important events,” said Ross. “Unfortunately, people who work during the day, parents of small children or senior citizens have difficulty leaving work or home to attend a town hall meeting. So, I host these calls because I can bring the town hall right to them, even when my duties require me to be in our nation’s capital for votes. They are an easy and convenient way for people I represent to ask questions, get updates on activities in Washington and hear my position on the issues all from the comfort of their own home.”

Working like a large conference call, constituents will have the opportunity to ask Ross questions and voice their concerns on an array of issues. As on previous calls, Ross will ask a series of survey questions throughout the call to gauge the feelings of the callers toward several issues. Callers will be able to respond by pressing the numbers ‘1’ or ‘2’ on their phone and the survey results will be announced live throughout the call.

“The live surveys provide a way for each caller to share his or her attitude toward a particular issue,” said Ross. “This is an interactive way of allowing all of the callers to participate in the call and share their thoughts as we discuss the important issues facing our nation today.”

Some residents in Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District may receive an automated telephone call from Ross’s office that will give them the option to be automatically connected into the telephone town hall. In addition, Fourth District residents may dial into the call themselves using the following toll free number and the included PIN code: Phone: 1-877-269-7289, PIN: 14573.

In addition to the Sept. 20th telephone town hall, the next three calls will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 11; Monday, Nov. 14 and Monday, Dec. 5. Details for these calls will be announced in the media and posted online at ross.house.gov/events. Constituents can also sign up for e-mail news alerts to be notified of each telephone town hall event at ross.house.gov and by clicking on the e-news signup icon.

“I look forward to hearing from people throughout Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District on these calls and at my town hall meetings. It’s these type of public events that help people stay informed, have a direct line to their congressman and share their own ideas on the great challenges that face our nation,” said Ross.