January 26, 2017/News
300 pack Middletown town hall meeting to press Sen. Suzio on parental notification bill
CT Dems’ Reaction: “Len Suzio learned the hard way, and let this be a lesson to Connecticut Republicans following the Trump playbook and attacking reproductive rights, that Connecticut voters will not stand idly by as the GOP attempts to erode our freedoms. Democrats will continue to stand up for the rights of women to control their own bodies.” – Connecticut Democratic Party Vice Chairwoman-elect Dita Bhargava
MIddletown Press: 300 pack Middletown town hall meeting to press Sen. Suzio on parental notification bill
By Cassandra Day
Sen. Len Suzio got more than he bargained for night during a town hall meeting to discuss the Legislature’s upcoming session Wednesday night.
More than 300 people, many of them Wesleyan University students, crowded into the Russell Library’s modest Hubbard Room, standing along the walls, in the hallway and out into the main reading area, prompting Library Director Matt Poland to announce that anyone who couldn’t find a seat would have to leave, citing the room’s capacity.