Nearly 5,500 Constituents Join Telephone Town Hall Hosted by Larsen to Talk Jobs, Economy, Budget
Washington, DC,
April 7, 2011
Tonight, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) hosted a telephone town hall meeting with nearly 5,500 constituents from the 2nd Congressional District of Washington state to discuss jobs, the economy and health care. “I want to thank everyone who took time out of their evening to join tonight’s call. It was a great chance for me to have a conversation with folks back home about important local and national issues,” said Rep. Larsen. “One of my top goals in Congress is to increase opportunities for me to communicate with my constituents about the work I am doing to implement a forward thinking plan for long term economic growth that works for us in the Pacific Northwest through investments in skills and knowledge of people, support for innovation and infrastructure, all in order to maintain U.S. economic leadership in the world.” Rep. Larsen hosted tonight’s call as part of an effort to increase opportunities for constituents to interact with him while Congress is in session. Close to 5,500 constituents called in to ask Larsen questions about jobs, the economy and the federal budget. “It’s clear from listening to folks in Northwest Washington that people are still very concerned about the state of the economy and what Congress is doing to help get people back to work,” said Rep. Larsen. “It was great to have the opportunity to talk with constituents about the work I am doing to fuel private sector job growth and economic growth in the Pacific Northwest.” ### |