Does Tim Walz EVER Have An Off Day?
Posted by Phoenix Woman on March 14, 2007
This guy is just the Energizer Bunny when it comes to meeting and working with his constituents, as A Bluestem Prairie notes, quoting from a recent Walz press release:
In order to be more accessible to constituents, Rep. Tim Walz will continue his “Saturday Store Stop” tour this Saturday with a stop in Owatonna. On Saturday, March 17th, Rep. Walz will be at Owatonna HyVee store from 9-11am.
Owatonna’s HyVee is located at:
1620 South Cedar
Owatonna, MN 55060
507-451-0138
Next Saturday, Walz will visit the New Ulm HyVee Store. Walz’s planned February stop in New Ulm was canceled due to inclement weather. Walz has rescheduled his visit for Saturday, March 24th from 9-11am.
New Ulm’s HyVee is located at:
2015 South Broadway
New Ulm, MN 56073
507-354-8255
By positioning himself in local grocery stores during peak shopping hours, Walz hopes to hear from constituents who might not otherwise request a meeting or submit their opinion on policy topics.
“I hope that people will take a few minutes Saturday morning to stop by and express their thoughts and concerns. My staff and I will have voter registration forms available, as well as information on how we can assist constituents who are having difficulty with a branch of the federal government,” said Walz.
Constituents can find Rep. Walz and his staff at a table near the HyVee dining area.
Walz began his tour on Feb. 10th in Mankato and plans to continue it throughout the spring. Since being elected, Walz has conducted hundreds of meetings with individual constituents and representative organizations around southern Minnesota and in his Washington D.C. office. Constituents can also contact Congressman Walz through his website at www.house.gov/walz or by calling his Mankato office at 507-388-2149.
This is what a hardworking Congressman looks like.
dav said
I sat on a flight with a surgeon from Mayo, on our way to DC last week. Our discussion turned to politics. I assumed given that he was pretty wealthy, and a surgeon at MAyo that he would lean right(Most people in First class do, sadly). I was not dissappointed in that assumption, however he did add that he voted for Walz hands downs.
The reason: When he visited Gil in Washington DC at his office, with an issue which he cared about(DM$E), Gil told him how it was going to be. The surgeon’s words were met with condescension, and an almost paternal message from Gil as to why the public is wrong and he is right.
The greatest reason why Republicans have fallen out of favor with the public is because they try to tell the public how it should think, rather then vote the way the public thinks. I am pleased to hear that Tim is listening to his constituents.