SATURDAY: McCaskill to Hold Four Town Halls in Southeast Missouri

Senator—who has held more public, in-person town halls as Senator than the rest of Missouri’s delegation combined—will host dozens more throughout August in traditionally conservative counties

KENNETT, POPLAR BLUFF, DEXTER, CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill—who has hosted more public town halls throughout Missouri in her time as Senator than the rest of Missouri’s Congressional delegation combined—will hold four public town halls in southeast Missouri on Saturday.

Saturday, August 19, McCaskill will hold four public town halls, with media availability to follow, in Kennett, Poplar Bluff, Dexter, and Cape Girardeau. Full details below.

On previous tours this year, McCaskill has already hosted eighteen public town halls throughout Missouri. During debate over the Affordable Care Act—at a time of heightened demonstrations against the legislation—McCaskill held a series of highly publicized town halls, including in traditionally conservative areas of Missouri, to hear directly from Missourians about their concerns and respond to criticisms. In 2014, McCaskill logged more than 1,000 miles around the state on her “McCaskill on Main Street” series of public town halls. McCaskill has also toured the state with town halls aimed at military veterans and seniors—and has hosted individual town halls, such as one she hosted last year with then-U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack focused on the opioid epidemic.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 19

McCaskill Public Town Hall – Kennett

10:00 a.m. CT public town hall

Media availability following the event

Southeast Missouri State University

Kennett Regional Campus

1230 First Street

Kennett, Mo. 63857

McCaskill Public Town Hall – Poplar Bluff

12:30 p.m. CT public town hall

Media availability following the event

Poplar Bluff Municipal Library

318 N. Main Street

Poplar Bluff, Mo. 63901

McCaskill Public Town Hall – Dexter

2:30 p.m. CT public town hall

Media availability following the event

Stoddard County Ambulance District

501 W. Business U.S. 60

Dexter, Mo. 63841

McCaskill Public Town Hall – Cape Girardeau

5:00 p.m. CT public town hall

Media availability following the event

Southeast Missouri State University River Campus

Shuck Recital Hall

518 S. Fountain

Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63703

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