He missed the meetings of the School Building Commission in the city of Holyoke. I have interacted with tens of thousands of people in this district for the press that's here tonight, We will document 700 public events that I've participated in in the eight years that I've represented this congressional district. And if you follow the logic of Mayor Morse here about a congressman being responsible for the day to day administration of the Holyoke Public Schools, then he's blaming John Olver, who had that district for more than 10 years. (18:49–18:57)
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Asserts participation in 700 public events over eight years as a congressional representative.
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