| Congressman Eric Massa has been a model of openness and transparency since being sworn in. This is what he promised. He wants to be accessible to the media (and the new media) and he wants to be very accessible to his constituents. If you live in the 29th congressional district, then you should be very satisfied with Massa's openness.
Today, Massa announced that he will be holding two town hall meetings this week. One will be a telephone town hall meeting and the other will be a town hall meeting that Massa will be hosting in Corning.
 The telephone town hall meeting will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday. To call in, dial (877) 229-8493 and use the pass code "14608" to enter the town hall meeting. Congressman Massa is encouraging everyone to call in and ask him questions that he will answer directly over the phone.
Then Massa will hold his first town hall meeting in his hometown of Corning. The town hall meeting will start at 12 p.m. Saturday at the United Steel Workers (USW) Local 1000, Civic Center Plaza in Corning.
Everyone is invited to the town hall meeting in Corning and Massa has made it clear that no one will be denied entry to the town hall meeting. If you want to ask Massa a question, you will be able to do so. Coffee and soda will be served.
This is what you can expect with Massa as your congressman. He is very honest and open with everyone. Sometimes his honesty is more of a blunt honesty. I like that quality in an elected official. We need reality, not this constant sugarcoating we tend to get from some elected officials.
If you are in the district, I encourage you to call in for the telephone town hall and if you live in Corning or are nearby, please attend the town hall meeting on Saturday. Not too many members of Congress are this accessible. Congressman Massa is. Make sure to utilize it because many citizens don't get this kind of time with their representative. |
