U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, will meet with and field questions from Berkshire County constituents Sunday, as he holds a town hall-style meeting in Pittsfield.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, will discuss his work in Washington and field questions from Berkshire County constituents this weekend, as he holds a town hall-style meeting in Pittsfield Sunday.
The senator, who has recently held similar events across the state, is expected to highlight his efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, as well as touch on other hot-button issues, like health care, tax overhauls and climate change at the evening town hall, his office announced Friday.
He will also discuss other issues important to Berkshire County residents during the question-and-answer portion of the event, which run from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Barrington Stage Company.
Doors for the town hall, which is free and open to the public, will open at 5 p.m.
Markey recently met with Western Massachusetts residents during an early August town hall at Forest Park Middle School in Springfield.
The senator spoke out against the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, exit the Paris climate accord and crack down on immigration during the event.
Markey, meanwhile, told Berkshire County residents to remain true to their revolutionary roots and fight for the values they believe in during a January speech in Pittsfield.
The senator is the latest member of Massachusetts' congressional delegation to hold a town hall-style meeting in Pittsfield.
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, recently met with Pittsfield-area constituents during their own respective events at Berkshire Community College.