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Braley to host town hall meeting Monday
CLINTON — Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, will continue a series of town hall meetings he began last month to seek constituents’ input on healthcare reform legislation pending in Congress. Braley will discuss the House health care reform bill, listen to constituents’ concerns and take questions at 10 a.m. Monday at Ashford University’s Durgin Center.
Braley is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, a key committee of jurisdiction in the healthcare reform debate. Braley has held seven healthcare reform town hall meetings so far in Davenport, Dubuque, Oelwein, Waterloo, Independence, Parkersburg and Waverly. By the end of August, Braley will have held 12 healthcare town hall meetings — one in each first district county.
Braley’s town hall meetings on healthcare reform are free and open to the public.
Local meetings include
n 10 a.m. Monday, Clinton County Healthcare Town Hall, Ashford University Durgin Center, 400 N. Bluff Blvd.
n 2 p.m. Thursday, Jackson County Healthcare Town Hall, Jackson County Fairgrounds, Pearson Hall, 1212 E. Quarry St., Maquoketa.
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Armed robbery reported at bank
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