Hours before U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry was scheduled to host a town hall-style meeting, his staff switched the location to the P.E. Monroe Auditorium at Lenoir-Rhyne University and it's a good thing they did.
The venue was changed to provide more seating for the anticipated record crowd.
The university auditorium is designed to hold 1,468 people. On Tuesday, the majority of the seats were occupied with people who had come to engage the congressman about the state of America's health-care system and other emotionally-charged issues.
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Both of Iredell County's Congressional representatives believe the present White House has gone czar crazy.
While top aides actually have more official sounding titles, the term "czar" has been used since the Nixon administration as a shortcut for the top person on a policy, issue or department.
In response to a question from the audience about the matter at his town hall meeting in Mooresville on Monday night, Rep. Patrick McHenry said President Barack Obama had added so many new top aides that he couldn't keep count of them.
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“These are challenging times for the citizens of western North Carolina,” said McHenry in a statement on his site. “As Congress considers sweeping legislation impacting our economy, energy security, and healthcare, it is vital that I get feedback from my constituents.”
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Due to the larger than expected attendance at prior town halls, the office of Congressman Patrick McHenry has changed the location for the Thursday, August 13th town hall meeting in Lenoir. The new location will be: 6:00 p.m. J.E. Broyhill Civic Center 1913 Hickory Blvd, SE Lenoir, NC 28645 At the town hall meeting, Congressman McHenry will give an update on recent legislative activity in Congress and what to expect in the coming months. Town hall meetings are an opportunity for constituents to ...
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LINCOLNTON - The health care debate is raging across the Charlotte area. In Charlotte folks gathered at Dilworth Neighborhood Grill to ask questions about President Obama's reform plan. Meanwhile in Lincolnton, hundreds showed up Wednesday night for another town hall meeting organized by Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry. Continue reading here: http://www.wbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10921667
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Due to a larger than expected attendance, the office of Congressman Patrick McHenry has changed the location of tonight’s town hall meeting in Hickory. The new location will be:
6:00 p.m.
Lenoir-Rhyne University
P.E. Monroe Auditorium
775 6th Street NE
Hickory, NC 28601
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"This is, by far, the largest town hall I've ever had," McHenry told the 150 or so people packed in the lobby. "When I scheduled these meetings I didn't realized I was the only member of Congress in North Carolina holding them."
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More than 1,400 people packed the Lenoir Rhyne University auditorium for a health care town hall meeting Tuesday night hosted by Congressman Patrick McHenry.
Due to the extremely large crowd, the meeting had to be moved from the city hall at last minute.
Right off the bat, Congressman Patrick McHenry made his feelings known about his position on the health care bill.
"There are some fundamental things we have to do to curb the cost of health care and the choice should be in our hands," said McHenry.
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A town hall meeting hosted by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-Cherryville) Tuesday night unfolded just as the congressman hoped it would: uneventfully.
Just the idea of a town hall meeting has been controversial since the debate over health care reform swung into high gear. Across the country, many of the events have involved yelling as conservatives expressed frustration over the plan being championed by Democrats in Washington, D.C.
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Due to the larger than expected attendance at prior town halls, the office of Congressman Patrick McHenry has changed the location of tonight’s town hall meeting in Hickory. The new location will be: 6:00 p.m. Lenoir-Rhyne University P.E. Monroe Auditorium 775 6th Street NE Hickory, NC 28601 Last night’s town hall meeting in Mooresville drew more than 1,000 people. Tonight’s change of venue is necessary to better accommodate the large number of constituents who are expected to attend. ###
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