March 10, 2010
WASHINGTON--- Nearly 12,000 people participated in Monday night’s telephone town hall, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) announced today - breaking the previous record. The questions were on a wide variety of topics, ranging from health care to the federal debt to immigration.“Each time I hold one of these events, we have more and more participants,” said Congressman Thompson. “They are not a replacement for in-person town hall meetings, but they are a great way to hear from folks all across our district. Last night was a good chance for us to talk about important things like health care reform and jobs. It’s important that we had a chance to share our thoughts. I wasn’t able to get to everyone, but I’ll be responding to all of the 131 voicemails that were left at the end of the call.”
