Wyden, Bynum to hold 4 town halls in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Oregon's senior senator, Ron Wyden, and freshman US Representative Janelle Bynum will hold a four town halls over two days throughout Oregon.
At 1 p.m. Sunday, Wyden and Bynum will be in Linn County at the Linn-Benton Community College Activities Center, then move to Oregon City for a 5:30 p.m. town hall at the Clackamas Community College.
On Tuesday, the elected officials will be in Crook and Deschutes counties for more open-to-all town halls.
Organizers said these were the largest venues available for these four town halls on these dates, but space may be limited. At a recent town hall, Wyden drew nearly 3000 people, and many town halls in Oregon and elsewhere have seen overflow crowds.
Earlier this week on Capitol Hill, Wyden grilled Dr. Mehmet Oz during his confirmation hearing to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Wyden asked Oz if he agreed "there should be nursing homes without nurses?" When Oz began his answer by saying, "It's a complicated question," Wyden interrupted.
"No, it's not," Wyden said. "We need a nurse in a nursing home. That's not too complicated."