THURSDAY & FRIDAY: McCaskill to Hold Three Town Halls in Greater Kansas City Region

Senator will host dozens more throughout August in traditionally conservative counties—also hosting rural broadband roundtable at Missouri State Fair, pensions meeting in Independence

KANSAS CITY – 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 three public town halls in the greater Kansas City region this week, with two on Thursday in Warrensburg and Clinton, and another Friday in Harrisonville.

McCaskill will also host Thursday roundtable discussions on rural broadband and pensions, and a Friday roundtable discussion on agriculture security with U.S. Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas.

Thursday, August 17, McCaskill will hold two public town halls in Warrensburg and Clinton. McCaskill will also host a rural broadband roundtable discussion at the Missouri State Fair, and a meeting with retired Missouri workers to discuss pensions in Independence. Media availability will follow each event. Full details below.

Friday, August 18, McCaskill will host a town hall in Harrisonville. She will also host a roundtable discussion in Kansas City with U.S. Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas. Media availability will follow each event. 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.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 17

McCaskill Rural Broadband Roundtable – Sedalia

9:30 am CT rural broadband roundtable

Media availability following the event

Missouri Association of Electric Coops Building  

Missouri State Fairgrounds

2503 W. 16th Street

Sedalia, Mo. 65301

McCaskill Public Town Hall – Warrensburg

11:15 a.m. CT public town hall

Media availability following the event

Matthews-Crawford American Legion – Post 131

733 E. Young Avenue

Warrensburg, Mo. 64093

McCaskill Public Town Hall – Clinton

1:15 p.m. CT public town hall

Media availability following the event

Benson Convention Center

1008 E. Sedalia Avenue

Clinton, Mo. 64735

McCaskill Pensions Meeting – Independence

4:00 p.m. CT Missouri-Kansas City Committee to Protect Pensions meeting

Media availability following the event

American Legion Post 21

16701 E. U.S. Highway 40

Independence, Mo. 64055

FRIDAY, AUGUST 18

McCaskill, Roberts Agriculture Security Roundtable – Kansas City

10:00 a.m. CT Agriculture Security Roundtable Discussion

Media availability following the event

American Royal

Governor’s/Ambassador’s Room

2nd Floor

1701 American Royal Court

Kansas City, Mo. 64102

McCaskill Public Town Hall – Harrisonville

2:00 p.m. CT public town hall

Media availability following the event

Cass County Justice Center

Sheriff's Office Training Room

2501 W. Mechanic Street

Harrisonville, Mo. 64701

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