Congressman Pearce to hold town hall in Las Cruces Saturday

The only Republican member of New Mexico’s congressional delegation has scheduled a town hall meeting in the Democratic stronghold of Las Cruces.

U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce says he’ll meet Saturday with constituents in the largest city in his district. The Hobbs Republican recently held town halls in Hobbs and Ruidoso.

Saturday’s town hall will be at 12:00 pm at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum at 4100 Dripping Springs Road.

Republicans who want to repeal the Obama administration’s health care reforms are facing pushback at constituent gatherings from Utah to Tennessee, even in solidly Republican districts.

“This process is not easy, but it’s the path we have to take to find common ground on issues from health care, to tax reform, to the security of our southern border,” Pearce said, “As we meet for the community discussion this weekend, we must keep in mind that our actions moving forward are only as effective as the conversations we are able to have.”

On Friday, Health secretary Tom Price encouraged divided Republicans to collaborate on an overhaul that GOP leaders can push through the House.

Pearce said earlier this month that Congress has two options – let the current system continue to collapse or take action to replace it with something that is more sustainable.