Ryan says he won’t hold public town halls to avoid ‘shouting fests’

House Speaker Paul Ryan said today he’s avoided scheduling a public town hall because he’d rather talk to constituents in a civil manner than have a “shouting fest.” Ryan, R-Janesville, told reporters today in Madison that aside from the “obvious security concerns” with holding a public town hall, that setting would also lead to lots of people coming in from outside the district and disrupting the event for others. Ryan said he’s instead found “new and creative ways to interact with my constituents in a civil way,” such as telephone town halls, holding office hours and listening to employees at

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