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Audio From My August 30, 2009 Telephone Town Hall
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September 13, 2009
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On August 30, 2009 more than 3,500 South Floridians joined me on a Telephone Town Hall to discuss health insurance reform and proposals to bring stability and security to Americans who have insurance today; to make sure there is affordable coverage for those who don’t; and to reduce the unsustainable growth in the cost of health care, which has doubled in the last decade and may double again if we do nothing.
Joining me on the call was Nancy-Ann DeParle, counselor to President Obama and director of the White House Office of Health Reform. This was my second of five telephone town hall meetings this year.
I've already held two in-person town hall meetings this year (one in Miami Beach, and one in Weston) and I plan to hold at least one more. This year, in addition to my in-person town hall meetings I'm using new technology to hold five telephone town hall meetings. This allows me to reach people who may not be able to easily get out of the house, or who may not have easy access to a town hall meeting in one particular part of the district. I hope that you are able to participate in one of my town hall meetings, either in person, or via the phone, because your input, thoughts, and concerns are a vital part of my job as your Representative in Congress.
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