Last week, Congressman Walz announced town hall meetings to be held in Rochester and Winona to discuss the nation’s deficit. They were held Monday. A press release from the Congressman’s office regarding the proceedings was essentially the same as the piece used to announce them…
WALZ HOLDS DEFICIT TOWN HALLS IN ROCHESTER AND WINONA
Involves constituents in budget decision-making process
(Rochester and Winona, MN) – Today, southern Minnesotans joined Rep. Tim Walz at two town halls on the federal deficit in Rochester and Winona. The town halls were fully interactive and offered attendees the ability to decide how to balance the budget and reduce the deficit.
“Serious conversations about how to reduce spending and create a secure fiscal future for all Americans are happening across the country,” said Rep. Tim Walz. “It was important to me to get feedback from southern Minnesotans on how we can work together to balance the budget and ensure more people can achieve the American dream in years to come. I am grateful to everyone who participated today, I will take their thoughts, concerns and ideas back with me to Washington.”
Walz organized a conversation and workshop on the federal budget to get valuable insight from southern Minnesotans. The Concord Coalition, a non-partisan organization dedicated to organizing and educating Americans about the budget challenges we face, was on hand to participate in the conversation as well.
Walz said any plan to reduce the deficit must do so in a smart, responsible way that doesn’t harm our economy. Walz has said he believes we need a balanced approach to reducing the deficit that includes targeted smart cuts; proposals to make the way government operates more efficient; and tax reform that closes loopholes and brings more fairness to the system.
Like so much of what Walz does, the event was a joke. Claimed to be involving consituents and “fully interactive” they were neither. A friend attended in Rochester. No questions were allowed. Surveys were distributed and completed by attendees but not collected! Or, perhaps, collected from a select few.
Walz is either a pathetic fake or inept. His constituents appear to be only those who support him, not all of us in the First District.