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Mark Pocan: “We hold town halls to hear back from constituents. So…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Rep. Mark Pocan 'people are pissed' that Republicans are fleeing town halls.

Published | Video Starts at 03:18

And finally, Democrats are following Sanders, leading. Here's what Congressman Robert Garcia of California said just last night on this program. We hold town halls to hear back from constituents. So myself, a couple others in Congress have essentially decided we're going to host these town halls ourselves in Republican districts. My next guest is actually one of those Democrats reaching out beyond their own districts to speak to the very voters Republicans are trying to run away from. (03:18–03:30)

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Asserts that some Democratic Congress members are hosting town halls in Republican districts.

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