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02-20-2017, 05:10 AM
http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/_wNdVbGroMuJgX2.h6w8PA--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/https://media.zenfs.com/creatr-images/GLB/2017-02-10/9fcea1d0-efbf-11e6-b8ad-23b158676e99_AP_17041145142307.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-take-evasive-maneuvers-to-avoid-feisty-town-halls-100021658.html)With President Trump’s White House mired in controversy and his party’s legislative agenda initially stalled as a result, congressional Republicans are discovering a new outlet for their creative energies as they head home for next week’s recess: avoiding their constituents. As many observers have noted, rank-and-file progressives have recently taken a page from the tea party’s playbook, and begun to disrupt in-person town-hall events with their representatives, booing Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and prompting police to escort Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., to his car. Take Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who represents a district located in the coastal suburbs north of San Diego.



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