Tanoos Town Hall

William Tanoos Hosts Evansville Town Hall

William Tanoos, candidate for Congress in Indiana’s eighth congressional district, held a town hall at Evansville’s Central Library Wednesday night. Tanoos answered a wide swath of questions pertaining to federal issues. One issue of importance to the assembled crowd was healthcare and its raising costs. 

“We need to focus on the cost of healthcare,” said Tanoos. “The over corporatization of our hospitals and healthcare providers are gouging middle class people and hard working men and women. 

Tanoos also put an emphasis on doctor run medicine, price transparency, reducing the age of Medicare to 55, and adding a public option all as ways to lower costs.  

Tanoos also said one of the questions he hears most is, “What change will you make in Washington?”

“The idea is not always to be against something. We have to be for something, and I don’t care what party you are. If we work together and you’re for something, if you’re for the majority of the people, you work for working men and women, middle class, small business, agriculture, things that are major parts of this community, I think people will respond to that message.”

Tanoos also spoke about the importance of having the town hall.

“I think one of the most important responsibilities of a congressperson is constituency services, and primary among that is being accessible and open with those you serve. A town hall is a great forum to accomplish this necessary obligation to your district.”

Tanoos will be hosting another town hall on Monday, July 16th in Terre Haute at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 841 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EST.

William Tanoos is a disability attorney born and raised in Terre Haute.