Congressman August Pfluger holds Midland town hall [Video]

MIDLAND, Texas — Midland residents filled seats in the Bush Convention Center Monday to hear Congressman August Pfluger speak during a town hall meeting.

“Well we make a habit of doing this periodically,” said Pfluger. “It’s important, first off, to be in front of constituents, to have accountability, to hear their thoughts and concerns and ideas and to give a legislative report about what’s going on in congress. Then also tell the story about how important the Permian Basin is and what it means to our national security. I think we achieved all of those things today.”

Pfluger spoke on H.R.1., an energy bill that passed this year in the House. A bill that’s also crucial to our area.

“H.R.1 is so fundamentally important to this area, and we had a field hearing with …