Photo by Tim HennagirU.S. 6th District Rep. Tom Emmer answers a question during his standing-room only town hall meeting Feb. 22 in Sartell. Changes to the Affordable Care Act, immigration policy, workforce development, education, and transportation key issues presented by constituents.
Constituents who packed U.S. 6th District Rep. Tom Emmer’s first town hall meeting of the year remained civil yet persisent and feisty in expressing their political exasperation.
Approximately 150 people filled the Sartell City Council chambers for the Wednesday, Feb. 22, event. The Sartell Police Department estimated that approximately 400 people waited outside after the doors were closed.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The majority of those waiting in line spent the late afternoon waving signs, singing songs or shouting chants expressing their concerns about Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act or expressing strong opposition to early policy decisions being made by President Donald Trump.
Demonstrators from groups representing Indivisible Minnesota Congressional District 6, Stand Up
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