Protesters keep putting pressure on Donovan
Demonstrators demand congressman hold town hall
Republican members of Congress are feeling the heat from angry Democratic constituents this week as residents face off with lawmakers at town halls across the country on such issues as the Affordable Care Act and the policies of President Donald Trump.
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (R-Southwest Brooklyn-Staten Island), the only Republican in New York City’s congressional delegation, is no exception. Like other congress members who are currently on hiatus from Washington, D.C. and are back in their districts, he has become the target of protesters.
On Feb, 21, members of Fight Back Bay Ridge, a new grassroots organization formed in the wake of Trump’s election in November, held its second protest rally within a week outside Donovan’s Brooklyn district office on 13th Avenue. Protesters gathered to call on the lawmaker to hold an in-person town hall and to work to maintain the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Fight Back Bay Ridge also conducted a sit-in outside Donovan’s district office on Feb. 16, the same night the congressman conducted a telephone town hall and fielded questions from constituents.