Originally published Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 12:56 PM
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Washington congressmen draw crowds to town halls
Congressman Jim McDermott is holding a town hall meeting Tuesday night at the University of Washington.
The Associated Press
Congressman Jim McDermott is holding a town hall meeting Tuesday night at the University of Washington.
The meeting is expected to fill Meany Hall, which can seat 1,200.
Nearly 1,000 people packed The Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Vancouver for Congressman Brian Baird's Monday night town hall meeting on health care. He's pushing for a public insurance option like Medicare and says a single-payer system is unattainable.
Baird also is holding town halls Tuesday night at Ilwaco High School and Wednesday night at Centralia College.
Congressmen Norm Dicks spoke to about 1,100 people Monday night at the Kitsap Conference Center in Bremerton. He says Congress should take its time on health care reform and get it right.
(with information from Vancouver Columbian, Kitsap Sun)
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