Politics & Government
Audio of Holt's Telephone 'Town Hall' Talk Available
On Dec. 6, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt held a conference call during which he answered questions posed by residents of New Jersey's 12th Congressional District.
Audio is available of the hour-long telephone conference call “town hall” discussion that U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-Hopewell Township) held on Tuesday (Dec. 6) with residents of New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District.
The entire audio, posted online by Holt’s staff, can be listened to by clicking here.
During the talk, Holt answered questions about job creation, veterans affairs, medical research, the environmental impact of fracking, and more.
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Several excerpts from the talk are also available:
- Rep. Holt introduces the town hall: “Hello, this is Rush Holt. Thanks for joining me on this telephone town hall.”
- Rep. Holt answers a question about putting New Jersey back to work: “When you’ve got 25 million Americans out of work or underemployed, job creation should be our top priority – the top priority of the government.”
- Rep. Holt answers a question about hydraulic fracturing: “Of course, the real solution is not to do more and more to get fossil fuels. The real solution is to wean ourselves from fossil fuels and meet our energy needs through non-fossil fuel sources.”
- Rep. Holt answers a question about cuts to medical research: “NIH is the world’s premiere medical research organization, and it is true that in the budget that is going through Congress now, that and just about every other part of the government would be cut back. And that would be a terrible mistake, economically and culturally.”
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