This is at least a partial measure of how much opposition Congressmen are facing back in their home districts. Most Congressmen are skipping meeting their constituents in public forums.
No Labels activists spoke to all 430 current members of the House of Representatives to find that only 176* of them scheduled meetings. The results of the phone survey also reveal that members of both parties share the blame, with about 67% of Democrats and 50% of Republicans stating they had no town hall meetings scheduled for the recess period. . . .
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