Making Ends Meet: A National Conversation on Spreading Wealth and Opportunity

Abstract

But some town hall meetings were more substantive and civil than others. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Senator Jeff Bingaman asked the nonprofit, nonpartisan group New Mexico First to organize a town hall meeting on health insurance reform. In this meeting, participants were provided background reports on the issue to be discussed, asked to break into small groups to discuss the issues, and given an opportunity to present the senator with recommendations and questions.