{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=708", "Connolly to Hold 22nd Telephone  Town Hall Meeting", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Gerald Connolly", "C001078", "connolly.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "As the 113th Congress draws to a close, Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his 22nd Telephone Town Hall Meeting for constituents of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia on Tuesday, December 16, beginning at 8 p.m.  Residents of Virginia's 11th Congressional District are invited to participate. Read more.\r\n          share:\r\n          f \r\n          t \r\n        \r\n      \r\n      As the 113th Congress draws to a close, Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his 22nd Telephone Town Hall Meeting for constituents of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia on Tuesday, December 16, beginning at 8 p.m.\u00a0 Residents of Virginia\u2019s 11th Congressional District are invited to participate.Thousands of residents of Fairfax County, Prince William County and Fairfax City will automatically receive calls inviting them to stay on the line as the one-hour meeting is about to begin.\u00a0 Those wanting to participate and guarantee that they are called on Tuesday evening may sign up on Congressman Connolly\u2019s website at http://connolly.house.gov/telephone-town-hall/ before 2 pm on Monday.As in his past telephone town halls, Connolly will open the session with a short report on the recent actions in Congress, his legislative activities in the House, and other matters affecting Northern Virginia and the nation.\u00a0 The remainder of the hour-long session is dedicated to Connolly responding to questions asked by 11th CD residents on the call.\u00a0Connolly\u2019s 21 previous tele-town hall meetings have been very popular with constituents, who note that they don\u2019t have to drive to the event, they can participate from the comfort of their homes, and they can bow out quietly when they are ready to leave the discussion.\u00a0 Generally, telephone town halls draw a much higher rate of participation than the turnout at physical town halls and other constituent meetings.Many participants are able to ask questions directly to Congressman Connolly.\u00a0 At the end of the hour-long meeting, those who were unable to ask a question and every other participant on the call are invited to leave a voice mail message with their question.\u00a0 Connolly and his staff respond to every question.Tuesday evening\u2019s telephone town hall meeting is open only to residents of Virginia\u2019s 11th Congressional District who live in Fairfax County, Prince William County, and the City of Fairfax.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=708"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9915910195559263, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}