Leavin' on a Jet Plane

Town Hall Meetings and Junkets Announced...

JIM WEBB

We spoke to Linda in Sen. Webb’s office. She said his scheduler is finalizing his plans for town hall meetings now. She told us to sign up on his e-mail list and that the complete list of his meetings should be sent out soon. We’ll let you know as soon as we receive it.

Unfortunately, it appears that Senator Webb left Sunday on a two-week, five-nation tour of Asia to “explore opportunities to advance U.S. interests in Burma and the region.” With Congress trying to spend more than half a billion dollars on luxury jets, we think this is really bad timing on Sen. Webb’s part. We wish that Sen. Webb would have finalized his meetings with constituents before he finalized meetings in Burma.

MARK WARNER

His schedule is still being finalized as well. Once it is (and it should be soon according to his office) it will be posted on his website at: http://warner.senate.gov/public/

TOM PERRIELLO

Our hat is off to Rep. Perriello for holding 21 public events in the district during the recess (in less of a town hall setting and more of an office hours format.) He's already done a few of them. They are called “Tom In Your Town.” The details are below:

Greene County 08/10/09 6:00 - 8:00 PM Ruckersville Elementary School (Cafeteria)105 Progress Place

Charlottesville 08/11/09 6:00 - 8:00 PM Charlottesville High-MLK Performing Arts Center1400 Melbourne Rd.

Fluvanna County 08/17/09 6:00 - 8:00 PM Fluvanna County School Board Office14455 James Madison Highway

Charlotte County 08/18/09 6:00 - 8:00 PM 250 LeGrande AvenueCharlotte Court House

Lunenburg County 08/19/09 6:00 - 8:00 PM Kenbridge Community Center Auditorium511 E. 5th Ave., Kenbridge

Nelson County 08/20/09 5:30 - 7:30 PM The Nelson Center8445 Thomas Nelson Hwy., Lovingston

Mecklenburg County 08/21/09 6:00 - 8:00 PM Mecklenburg County School Board Office175 Mayfield Drive, Boydton

Brunswick County 08/22/09 1:00 - 3:00 PM Tiger Express137 W. Hicks St., Lawrenceville

Buckingham County 08/24/09 6:00 - 8:00 PM Buckingham Middle School (Auditorium)1184 High School Road

Prince Edward County 08/25/09 6:00 - 8:00 PM Prince Edward Middle School (Cafeteria)35 Eagle Drive, Farmville

Cumberland County 08/26/09 6:00 - 8:00 PM Cumberland Restaurant1465 Anderson Hwy

Albemarle County 08/27/09 6:00 - 8:00 PM Victory Hall401 Valley Street, Scottsville

Campbell County 08/28/09 6:00 - 8:00 PM Campbell County Technical Center, 194 Dennis Riddle Drive, Rustburg

Franklin County 08/29/09 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM The Franklin Center for Advanced Learning50 Claiborne Avenue, Rocky Mount

Appomattox County 08/31/09 6:00 - 8:00 PM Appomattox Community Center220 Community Lane

* “Tom In Your Town” is a chance for constituents to meet one-on-one with Tom to discuss policy issues, give suggestions, or to get help with federal programs like Medicare, Social Security, or veterans’ benefits. Here’s how it works: come by anytime during the time period and sign in. Meetings are on a first-come, first-served basis. After the constituent meets with the congressman, one of the staff members will be there to follow up with any concerns. All are welcome.

Twenty Questions for Tom [click to read].