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Protesters Call on Burr To Host Town Hall

Senator Richard Burr (U.S. Senate photo.)

A demonstration was held outside Senator Richard Burr's Winston-Salem office for the second time this month.

About 100 protesters showed up on Monday to try and convince Burr to convene a public town hall discussion this month.

The demonstrators also demanded that the Republican senator vote against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, restore the full protections of the Voting Rights Act, and oppose legislation that discriminates against refugees or Muslims.

The Winston-Salem Journal reports the protest was staged by the local chapter of the NAACP, in conjunction with similar demonstrations occurring at the offices of Representatives Virginia Foxx, Mark Walker, and other members of the state's congressional delegation.

Burr was in Washington on Monday. When asked if Burr would hold a town hall soon, spokeswoman Taylor Holgate replied in an email that “the Senate is in session through the month of March.”

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