Democratic Rep. Jake Auchincloss with a dose of reality for his Republican counterpart on the so-called “popularity” of the programs the GOP and DOGE are starting to slash and burn. During a panel discussion on this Sunday’s State of the Union on CNN, host Jake Tapper asked Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales about the advice given to Republican members of Congress to stop having town halls, or to do them on Zoom instead of in person.
Gonzales, whose Congressional website only shows signups for telephone town halls and nothing in person, responded with this nonsense:
GONZALES: I think town halls are great. You want to have dialogue. Our founding fathers meant it so, that way, we the people would have a voice. Right, wrong, indifferent, you listen to people.
I love seeing Capitol Hill coming up and all the different advocates and protesters coming up. As fun as that is, that’s what this country was meant to be, for us to have a voice and for our government to be transparent. Don’t just tell us what we want to hear and don’t lie to us.
