Contentious crowds protest Republican lawmakers at town hall events during the congressional break.
Anna Washick describes her health care experiences at a town hall in Scranton, Pa., on Feb. 21, 2017. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., was invited but did not attend, so organizers put a giant photo of him at the meeting.
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A woman responds to U.S. Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., at a town hall meeting in Blackstone, Va., on Feb. 21, 2017.
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Protesters chant in the lobby of the Armstrong Center during a town hall held by Republican Rep. Earl Leroy “Buddy” Carter, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Savannah, Ga.
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Protesters wave signs as they listen to speakers outside the Montana Capitol in Helena on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Hundreds of protesters who were upset that U.S. Sen. Steve Daines wasn’t planning a town hall this week decided to bring one to him instead outside of the Montana Capitol, where Daines was scheduled to address the state Legislature on Tuesday.
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Katherine Haque-Hausrath, with a microphone, , one of the organizers for a rally, addresses a crowd outside the Montana Capitol in Helena on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Hundreds of protesters who were upset that U.S. Sen. Steve Daines wasn’t planning a town hall this week decided to bring one to him instead outside of the Montana Capitol, where Daines was scheduled to address the state Legislature on Tuesday.
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Coy Campbell, right, protests in the lobby of the Armstrong Center during a town hall held by Republican Rep. Earl Leroy “Buddy” Carter, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Savannah, Ga.
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Protesters follow Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, to her vehicle following a veterans roundtable event at Maquoketa City Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Maquoketa, Iowa. Iowa’s U.S. senators were met Tuesday with overflow crowds who pointedly questioned them about President Donald Trump’s actions during his first month in office and other issues. Although Republican Sens. Charles Grassley and Ernst held meetings in small towns in northern and eastern Iowa, they drew big crowds.
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