Begich town hall meeting yields gripes, fury and sprinkles of praise

Begich delivers message of unity to Legislature

Congressman Nick Begich showed his statesmanship side on Thursday, delivering his first formal address as a U.S. representative to the joint session of the Alaska House and Senate. In his remarks, Begich stayed true to his conservative values of smaller government and more private sector opportunity for Alaskans, while disarming the Democrat narrative of division […] The post Begich delivers message of unity to Legislature appeared first on Must…

Begich town hall meeting yields gripes, fury and sprinkles of praise

People who followed Rep. Begich’s town hall on Facebook saw this image the entire time. (Screenshot from Facebook) Some Alaskans were bursting to ask tough questions of their congressman, Nick Begich, at a virtual meeting he held Monday night. He hadn’t said much to publicly address constituent concerns since the Trump administration began firing federal workers and freezing grant funding, so there was pent-up demand. More than 3,000 people part…