Wu’s Showdown with Angry Constituents in Oregon

Politico.com had a recent article titled “Town Halls Gone Wild.” Congressmen on both sides of the aisle are returning to their districts to find town hall meetings, once giant snore-fests, now increasingly hostile environments.

The untold story, however, is that some Congressmen are quite simply stepping in it. Leaving aside the question of whether uncomfortably high temperatures in the Northwest has people more irritable these days, Congressman David Wu (D-OR) recently did just that. At a recent town hall, Wu was faced with what ordinarily wouldn’t be a tough question: does he read all legislation before he votes on it?

Cut to the tape:

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