Most GOP Congress Members Are Avoiding Town Halls, But One Held 15 In A Week

大多数共和党国会议员都在避免举行市政厅会议,但有一位一周内就举办了15场。

The NPR Politics Podcast

2025-08-29

12 分钟
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Most Republican members of Congress are shying away from holding town hall meetings, but Missouri Republican Mark Alford is bucking that trend. We discuss what goes on at Alford’s events and why more Republicans aren’t holding big events in their districts. This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, Congress correspondent Barbara Sprunt and politics correspondent Ashley Lopez.  This podcast was produced by Casey Morell & Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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