SAN ANTONIO – It was a call for democracy and more specifically, a town hall meeting. Constituents from District 23 protested outside U.S. Rep. Will Hurd's fundraiser Monday night asking for their voices to be heard.
"Show me what democracy looks like," constituents chanted .
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"As Americans, we have a right to be heard, and I'm not being heard by Mr. Hurd," Elizabeth Packer said.
The protesters knew Hurd was inside J-Prime Steakhouse for a fundraising event, and they had some things to say to him.
"There's a lot of Republicans in this country who have stood up to some pretty rowdy bunches. That's what democracy is about," Steven Jennings said.
Packer and other protesters said they don't want a volatile meeting, just one that allows them to voice their opinions.
"I've done 50 town halls, 400 public events. I've been to every county at least three times," Hurd told the media earlier in the day while visiting local veterans facilities. That event was hours before protesters showed up to his evening fundraising event.
The protesters said since Hurd won the latest election, he's only held one telephone town hall on March 2.
"I registered for it. I called the office to confirm I was on the list to participate, and I was never called. I feel disenfranchised and I'm very unhappy. I just want my voice to be heard. We have to listen to each other whether we agree or not," Packer said.
Many held signs during the protest that had to do with health care. Some called the Republican Party's new replacement plan "Trumpcare."
"If we undo the Affordable Care Act, millions and millions and millions of people will be hurt," Packer said.
"Medicaid is a big issue. In Texas, it's a major issue right now because we didn't expand it," Jennings said.
The constituents also had other issues they want to talk about.
"The cuts, particularly for research and science, the EPA climate change," Packer said. "There's a very important area that's not being looked at and not being accounted for and that's science."
The other issue Jennings wants to bring up has to do directly with President Donald Trump and those who support him.
"Let's investigate this Russian connection," he said.
The constituents hope soon they'll get to respectfully voice those concerns at an in-person town hall meeting.
Although KSAT spoke to Hurd earlier at an event earlier Monday, he and his team did not respond to calls Monday evening in response to the protest.
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