We’ll visit with Congressman Mark Pocan, fresh off a new round of town halls that allow members of the public to sound off about their dissatisfaction over Republicans shutting down the federal government instead of passing a new federal budget. What’s notable is that Pocan’s town halls weren’t held in his district, the 2nd — instead, he was touring the 3rd Congressional District, since US Rep. Derrick Van Orden chooses not to take questions from the general public.

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