Minnesota's GOP representatives in Congress under pressure for town halls

A day before a scheduled town hall meeting, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer distributed a cautionary news release Tuesday warning that he would leave if the event gets raucous and reconsider similar gatherings in the future.

The message highlighted the sudden prominence of congressional town hall events. Typically low-key, often held in community ­centers or church meeting rooms, they rarely attract major attention. But recent weeks have seen opponents of President Donald Trump pack town hall meetings hosted by Republican members of Congress, and publicly call out lawmakers with no ­public events scheduled.

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