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Protesters air frustration over health care at raucous Collins town hall
Congressman meets with constituents at Gainesville event
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Local residents listen to U.S. Rep. Doug Collins during a town hall held Wednesday at the Gainesville Public Safety Center. - photo by David Barnes
Frustration over health care was front and center at a raucous town hall held Wednesday by Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville. Right out of the gate, Democratic protesters jeered and debated Collins on congressional Republicans’ failed attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. President Donald Trump was none too popular with the group, either.