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Rep. Sewell to host live telephone town hall today

The discussion will focus on affordability, election safeguards and constituent questions during an hourlong call with local policy leaders.

Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, during a telephone town hall.

U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, will continue her annual Congress in Your Community Tour with a live telephone town hall at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Jerome Dees, policy director for Southern Poverty Law Center Alabama; Debbie Smith, Cover Alabama campaign director for Alabama Arise; and Dontrelle Young Foster, president and CEO of the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District, will join Sewell.

The panel will discuss the affordability crisis and Sewell’s efforts to lower the cost of housing, health care and other necessities. Sewell’s office said the panelists also will discuss efforts to protect the upcoming midterm elections and ensure officials count every eligible vote.

The hourlong event will end with a question-and-answer session featuring questions from participants.

Constituents can register to receive a call at Sewell.House.gov/Telephone. The event also will stream live on Sewell’s Facebook page.

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