If you live in Nevada, you might be having a hard time getting a hold of U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R. V):
About 150 placard-waving protesters lined the sidewalk in front of a casino here Wednesday to protest a visit by U.S. Sen. Dean Heller at a chamber of commerce luncheon.
The protesters cited a litany of concerns, including Heller’s support of President Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments and Trump’s executive orders on immigration. They complain that Heller, a Republican who is running for re-election in 2018, has not responded to their concerns.
Protesters represented several groups, including the Working Families Party, NARAL Pro-Choice Nevada, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada and Indivisible Northern Nevada members, supporters and allies.
The groups have said Heller’s office phones are consistently busy, he has not responded to constituent requests, and concerned citizens have been blocked from visiting his office in Reno.
Protesters carried signs asking Heller to protect the Affordable Care Act and supporting clean energy, as well as “Stop the War on Women,” “Keep Families Together” and “We Want a Town Hall.”
Now to be fair, Heller would love to have a Town Hall meeting under his conditions:
Groups have been putting pressure on Heller – as well as other Republicans nationwide – to hold town halls. Several have, often getting shouted out of their own meeting over policies proposed by Republican President Donald Trump.
Barely five minutes into the presentation, people booed Heller loudly when he said he wanted to repeal the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 banking reform bill.
Both Heller and Amodei fielded more questions pertaining to some policies, but the heart of what those angry in the crowd wanted was a public town hall.
“I think the acrimoniousness in this room and all those folks outside kind of displays something…” said Laura Freed, 42, of Reno, to Amodei. “Your constituents want to talk to you. You like to parry. Would you guys commit to having a public town hall rather than a rather than a Chamber of Commerce luncheon?”
Amodei has held forums for constituents since the election, including one on immigration in Reno and one on veterans’ issues in Winnemucca. He committed to holding one either this recess session, or the next one during April.
Heller has yet to hold one, opting instead for lottery-based telephone town halls. Heller made a soft commitment to hold one in the future, but with conditions.
“I’ll do a town hall meeting if you promise one thing is that you won’t applaud. No applauding alright? And I tell you what, no booing either,” Heller said. “Just no applauding, no booing and we’ll have a one-on-one dialogue. Is that fair?”
Freed said she didn’t view the statement as a commitment. Several others who asked him after the luncheon to hold one were also denied any sort of commitment.
Emphasis Mine.
What a cry baby! His votes do deserve boos and he should be taking them seriously. He can run and hide all he wants but this will catch up to him next year. In the meantime, click here to find all of his offices.