Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) hears about tariffs, immigration and elections at Bellevue town hall

[Omaha Steve]

By Roseann Moring

Tariffs were a hot topic at a wide-ranging town hall hosted Friday by Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, who also passionately defended the idea of a congressional compromise on immigration.

Fortenberry hosted a town hall with more than 100 people at the Bellevue Volunteer Firefighters Hall. It was his first of seven town halls over the next few days.

The Bellevue town hall was on the subdued end, with participants citing bill numbers and digging into specific policy proposals. A brief, heated discussion broke out on the topic of abortion and participants were divided on whether federal funds should go toward Planned Parenthood. Fortenberry, a Republican, said he opposes abortion and government funding for Planned Parenthood.

The discussion started with a few questions about tariffs — those affecting newsprint and agriculture.

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[Wellstone ruled]

1. Would have been interesting if this so call town hall was

held in Kearney or Columbus or even Grand Island. That would be a interesting test of angst.