Congressman Dan Benishek(R-Iron River) has disappointed many who worked tirelessly to put him into office, and now his “listening tour” falls quite short of needed coverage.
The district he represents is very large, however, after voting for raising the debt ceiling, following loud protests from his own constituency, his schedule of “listening” leaves out massive portions of his district.
Most notably, he leaves out Alpena completely, where a groundswell of support emanated from during his campaign. This is compounded by the fact that he neglects to have an office in the large town of Alpena, as his predecessor, Bart Stupak seemed to be able to do.
It’s kind of a slap in the face, too, to vote for raising the debt ceiling without “something big” attached to it, and then go around afterwards, willing to “listen.”
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011
8:30am -9:30am EST Public Listening Forum
St. Ignace City Hall (Council Chambers)
396 N State Street
St. Ignace, MI 497812:00pm-3:00pm EST Public Listening Forum
Office of Congressman Dan Benishek (Commissioner’s Room)
200 Division Street, Suite 178
Petoskey, MI 49770WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2011
11:00am-12:00pm EST Public Listening Forum
Cheboygan Public Library
100 South Bailey Street
Cheboygan, MI 49721MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2011
11:00am-12:00pm EST Public Listening Forum
Escanaba City Hall, Council Chambers
410 Ludington Street
Escanaba, MI 498293:30pm-4:30pm EST Public Listening Forum
Freighter’s Restaurant
240 West Portage Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2011
2:30pm-3:30pm EST Public Listening Forum
Great Lakes Boat Building School
485 South Meridian Road
Cedarville, MI 49719THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
8:30am-9:30am CST Public Listening Forum
Carnegie Library
235 East Aurora Street
Ironwood, MI 49938
11:00am-1:00pm CST Public Listening Forum
Iron River Senior Center
800 North 4th Avenue Iron River, MI 49935
“These public forums will allow citizens throughout the district to come out and express their views on budget and hopefully give citizens the opportunity to appreciate the leading drivers of the federal government’s growing debt,” Benishek said.
And if you live in Bay County, you can drive 170 miles to learn how to appreciate his voting.
