Congressman Marchant Addresses Key Issues

U.S. Congressman Kenny Marchant speaks to the CFB Rotary Club at the August 7th meeting.

Seating was scarce at the August 7th Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary Club meeting.  Unless you arrived on-time, you were listening to the United States Representative for Texas' 24th congressional district from the cheap seats.  A packed house full of Rotarians and their guests, of which there were many, listened intently as Kenny Marchant addressed the six most inquired-about hot-button issues his office handles each and every day.  Marchant began by comparing his time as Mayor of Carrollton from 1984-1986 to his current role as a state legislator.  The most glaring difference is that in those days, Marchant's mayoral office typically focused on one key issue at a time, whereas today, his office has quite a few more irons in the fire.  In particular, Marchant spoke about critical national topics of interest ranging from the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Russia and Obamacare to the ongoing border crisis, and the VA and IRS targeting scandals.  Marchant led the meeting in an open, town hall-style format, with plenty of audience interaction.  At the conclusion of his remarks, Congressman Marchant took questions from the audience, ranging from President Obama's use of Executive Orders to further his agenda to the marine veteran Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, who continues to be jailed in Mexico on weapons charges.