RICHLAND COUNTY RESIDENTS RAISE IRAQ AND HEALTH CARE AT LOCAL LISTENING SESSION January 2, 2008 Cazenovia, WI – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold heard from constituents at his Richland County listening session in Cazenovia today at the Cazenovia American Legion. Approximately 26 people from around the county attended the listening session where topics included Iraq and health care. Richland County was Feingold’s 1st listening session of 2008, and his 1081st since he was first elected. Senator Feingold has pledged to hold listening sessions in all of Wisconsin’s 72 counties each year of his six-year term, and this is his 16th year of holding them. “I always look forward to meeting with constituents in Richland County, and this is now my sixteenth year of holding these open meetings in every county around the state,” said Feingold. “These listening sessions are an excellent opportunity for me to hear directly from constituents about any issues or concerns they may have, and I appreciate the effort people make to attend these meetings and let their voice be heard. Their ideas and advice continue to enable me to serve the people of Wisconsin to the best of my ability.” Before the Senator listened to and took questions from participants, he discussed five bipartisan initiatives addressing key issues he will push in 2008: health care, education, election reform, the environment, and the deficit. Advancing bipartisan legislation is a top goal for 2008 for Feingold, who has introduced legislation on health care reform, reform of the No Child Left Behind education law, public financing of presidential elections, clean water restoration, and fiscal responsibility – issues which all have bipartisan support. While Feingold acknowledges that enacting these bills will take time, a bipartisan approach to addressing these issues is critically important.

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