The Kentucky Democratic Party held what they called a “people’s town hall” in Lexington’s Lyric Theatre Wednesday night. In a three-quarters full house, several people aired frustrations about Congressman Andy Barr and the Trump Administration. Among them was Bud Andrews, an Army veteran who said he’d just had a conversation with a Lexington VA employee about plans to eliminate 80-thousand jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
“He said, ‘Bud, they told us to anticipate a 15 to 20 percent cut in personnel.’ He said we cannot sustain that. ‘We cannot serve veterans – you’re going to have to wait for your appointments. Your care is going to diminish.’”
Most of the town hall consisted of an opening speech by former Congressman John Yarmuth and answers to questions by Yarmuth and state Democratic Party Chair Colmon Elridge.
Attendee Carol McKee of Lexington said Republicans are totally afraid of President Trump and the people fighting for him.
“What can we do, our legislators do, to stop this from happening and for them to recognize they have constituents who don’t feel the way they do.”
Yarmuth reiterated that until those people are held accountable by voters, they'll continue to do what they’re doing. Attendees were asked to text “Town Hall” to a five-digit number, which party Executive Director Morgan Eaves said would allow them to sign up as volunteers.
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