Sen. Dean Heller faces angry constituents -- and demands for specifics -- at rowdy town hall

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Source: CNN



Sen. Dean Heller faces angry constituents -- and demands for specifics -- at rowdy town hall
Eric Bradner



Updated 5:49 PM ET, Mon April 17, 2017





Crowd angrily chants 'yes or no' at senator 01:24
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Dean Heller took questions from angry constituents Monday
The Nevada Republican senator was grilled on health care and President Donald Trump
He is the GOP senator facing what's likely to be the most difficult re-election race in the midterms

Reno, Nevada (CNN)Sen. Dean Heller got the yelling he'd expected Monday morning.
In a two-hour town hall, the Nevada Republican was pressed to defend his positions on Planned Parenthood, his hesitancy to reject the GOP plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and even his Easter Sunday post on Facebook in which Heller quoted Ronald Reagan

Heller was drowned out by chants of "yes or no!" and "answer the question!" when hundreds of crowd members saw his answers as evasive.

Vivian Leal, a 51-year-old Reno mother who said she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999, pressed Heller the hardest -- interrupting and demanding specifics when he talked around her question about whether he will oppose any legislation that revokes Obamacare's protections for those with pre-existing conditions and that directs those people into high-risk insurance pools.


"You give fuzzy answers," Leal told Heller. .........

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/17/politics/dean-heller-town-hall-nevada/

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1. This Incredible Video Shows A Wave Of Voter Rage Swallowing A GOP Senator At A Town Hall

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/04/17/incredible-video-shows-wave-voter-rage-swallowing-gop-senator-town-hall.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

This Incredible Video Shows A Wave Of Voter Rage Swallowing A GOP Senator At A Town Hall

By Jason Easley on Mon, Apr 17th, 2017 at 6:09 pm


Voter frustration over his dodging of questions related to health care boiled over as angry voters virtually yelled Heller out of the building while chanting yes or no at him.

Video of a constituent trying to nail Sen. Heller down on not supporting anything that puts people in high-risk pools:.................

[rpannier]

4. They appear to be mostly elderly and white

That doesn't bode well for any republikkant

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2. "He is Donald Trump's rubber stamp, and we are tired of it." -- @AnnetteMagnus with @BattleBornProg

Christine Grimaldi?Verified account @chgrimaldi 12m12 minutes ago
Replying to @chgrimaldi

"He is Donald Trump's rubber stamp, and we are tired of it." -- @AnnetteMagnus with @BattleBornProg on Sen. Heller.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Interesting response from

Annette,BattleBorn is owned by Sheldon Adelson.

[TheDebbieDee]

6. Isn't Sen Heller a newbie? Didn't he get the senate seat vacated by Harry Reid?

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

8. Catherine Cortez-Masto

She's a Democrat.

It's Heller we Nevadans need to kick out in 2018!

[pecosbob]

11. Heller replaced Hairdoo Ensign when he resigned

Heller got his seat in Congress from the wingnuts in Anthem. I believe our (then) Repub governor appointed him to the vacant seat in the Senate.

[Leith]

5. Heller Is a Brainless Seat Warmer

He has never done anything but show up and do whatever his rethug masters tell him to do.

[Historic NY]

7. He supports high risk pools because people want them....

really.

[askyagerz]

9. The yes or no question

Always takes a republican like 5 minutes to answer one of these...

[pecosbob]

10. I believe Dina Titus will run for his seat

She can beat him. She kinda reminds me of Anne Richards a little bit when she speaks...in a good way.

[Dammit Jim]

12. Heller Isn't Alone

From Politico:

Sen. Tom Cotton came under fire at a raucous town Monday, as constituents pelted the Arkansas Republican on topics ranging from Donald Trump’s tax returns and possible ties to Russia to the GOP push to repeal Obamacare.

It was the latest in a string of confrontations between GOP lawmakers and voters during Congress’ two-week spring recess, coming on the heels of the party’s failed bid to overturn the Democratic health care law. Cotton, a rising star in the Republican Party seen as a potential White House aspirant in time, withstood 90 minutes of boos and occasional cheers from an oft-agitated crowd in Little Rock, Arkansas.

After House Republicans grappled with contentious town halls in seven states last week, it was Senate Republicans’ turn to squirm on Monday. Nevada GOP Sen. Dean Heller also faced occasional jeers and frustrated queries at his own home-state event. Democrats seized on tense exchanges between Heller — the most vulnerable Senate Republican up for reelection next year — and Obamacare beneficiaries fearful of the GOP repeal effort.

Cotton, by comparison, is not up for reelection until 2020, and represents a safe Republican state. But that did not spare him the ire of voters.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/tom-cotton-town-hall-237305

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14. Cotton is a vile piss ant.

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13. Side view of some observers in the gallery peacefully standing AFTER Heller finished speaking.

Christine Grimaldi?Verified account @chgrimaldi 16m16 minutes ago
Replying to @chgrimaldi

Side view of some observers in the gallery peacefully standing AFTER Heller finished speaking.

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Christine Grimaldi?Verified account @chgrimaldi 21m21 minutes ago


Heller supports protecting Medicaid expansion under Obamacare. Reminder, failed House GOP repeal wanted to end it in 2020, then in 2018.
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Christine Grimaldi?Verified account @chgrimaldi 28m28 minutes ago


Heller saying he'll work w/ Trump/party when they're for NV and buck when they're against NV. But he voted for Sessions, DeVos, Pruitt, etc.
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Christine Grimaldi?Verified account @chgrimaldi 30m30 minutes ago
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Meanwhile, Heller is ticking through all his legislative accomplishments on Capitol Hill.
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Christine Grimaldi?Verified account @chgrimaldi 31m31 minutes ago
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The advocates and constituents sitting in the gallery are quietly watching Heller, not disrupting his remarks. Signs in lap or on floor.
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Christine Grimaldi?Verified account @chgrimaldi 32m32 minutes ago
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Just witnessed a member of the legislative police rip a sign out of a peaceful observer sitting in the gallery. So much for free speech.

[AllaN01Bear]

15. typical sputter sputt sputt from these so and sos.

[burrowowl]

16. K&R!!!!!!