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Congressman Paul Tonko will host a live telephone town hall meeting on Wednesday, September 21, from 5:45pm to 7pm to discuss response to the floods that resulted from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

Congressman Tonko will be joined by the following federal & state officials on the call, who will be able to answer questions and offer assistance to those who suffered losses because of the disasters:

• Don Caetano, External Affairs Officer, FEMA
• Sue Carlson, Assistant External Affairs Officer, Congressional Affairs, FEMA
• Rita Ramos, Assistant External Affairs Officer, Community Relations, FEMA
• Chris McKniff, Public Information Officer, FEMA
• Jelani Miller, Small Business Administration
• Bill Peat, Public Information Officer, New York State Emergency Management Office
• Jim Barber & Tom Della Rocco, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture 

The telephone town hall uses a computer program to create a large-scale conference call between Congressman Tonko and potentially thousands of constituents from the 21^st Congressional District. At the start of the meeting, a random selection of constituents from flood affected areas in the district will receive calls inviting them to participate. Those who do not receive a call can participate in the meeting by dialing in using the following number:

Telephone Town Hall Participant Dial in:

Dial in number: 877-229-8493

Access code: 17621

Participant pin number: 1

What:  Congressman Tonko holds telephone town hall meeting on flood issues with federal and state officials

When: Wednesday, September 21, 545pm-7pm

MEDIA NOTE: Media wishing to listen in on the town hall meeting can do so by dialing the following number:

Media dial-in information:

Dial in number: 877-229-8493

Access code: 17621

Media pin number: 2

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