ROCKLAND CONGRESSMEN REPORTED PLANNING PUBLIC FORUMS ON HEALTH-CARE PLAN by Ken Mahoney

ROCKLAND CONGRESSMEN REPORTED PLANNING PUBLIC FORUMS ON HEALTH-CARE PLAN by Ken Mahoney Meanwhile, plans reportedly are under way by Rockland’s three Democratic congressmen to hold public forums on the health care plan. Spokesmen for Nita Lowey and Elliot Engel say both representatives plan to hold sessions sometime later this month, times and places to be determined. And it’s reported that Congressman John Hall will meet with the public on four as-yet unspecified dates. Town Hall meetings and other public forums on health care around the country have drawn loud and angry criticism of the Obama plan. Several Rockland residents have complained that telephone conference calls set up by Lowey and others don’t give the public at large a real voice in the health-care debate.