Spirited Crowd Questions Dold at Town Hall Meeting
Congressman addresses group in Glenview hours after casting vote to cut $60 billion in federal spending.
A passionate group of more than 60 people came to U.S Rep. Bob Dold’s (R-IL) town hall meeting at Glenview Village Hall on Saturday to hear what their congressman had to say about his first six weeks in Washington. The citizens wanted to hear Dold’s ideas and express their own. Some of the participants argued with each other while the first-term congressman acted as the peacemaker. Most had the economy and budget as their top priorities, and there were a myriad of suggestions to improve the situation. Dold was poised to discuss the issue after voting to cut $60 billion from the current federal budget just seven and a half hours before the meeting began. He cast his vote about 3:30 a.m. (CST) on the floor of the House. “We had to go back…
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1:14 am on Friday, February 25, 2011
@ Pat - I mentioned below that Dold's notorious "jobs advisory panel" is headed up by Abbott Lab's chief lobbyist. This came to light the week AFTER Abbott pinkslipped 2000 people even though the company was profitable. Is Dold and his shiny new "jobs panel" going to find those 2000 people new jobs? more ›