More people than expected called in
By Bill Salisbury
bsalisbury@pioneerpress.com
Updated: 08/26/2009
Some Minnesotans who registered for Sen. Amy Klobuchar's Sunday night teleconference on health care were left out of the call and, boy, are they mad.
Sixteen of them contacted a Pioneer Press reporter to complain. Most of those said they either never received their expected call or they got a recorded message from Klobuchar saying she was sorry they missed her call.
That aroused suspicions.
"I think they weeded me out," Roy of Shoreview said in a voice mail.
Klobuchar spokesman Linden Zakula said Tuesday that a server failure at the teleconference service caused the glitch.
"We had more people on than we expected," he said. Klobuchar said she received 10,200 registrations.
Zakula said a "few dozen people" called Klobuchar's office to complain about being excluded from the call. Her staff e-mailed those people an electronic link to an audio recording of the teleconference, he said.
Zakula added that Klobuchar's staff is taking steps to prevent similar problems in the future. "We want to make this better for the next time," he said.
Klobuchar has not scheduled any more teleconferences.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Senator Klobuchar to host Tele-Town Hall meeting
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar will be hosting a live statewide tele-town hall meeting to discuss making health care more affordable and answer questions from her constituents. Joining her will be Dr. Denis Cortese, CEO of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester and Mary Wakefield, the highest ranking nurse in the federal government.
The tele-town hall will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Central Time. Those wishing to participate can register for the call by registering below.
The deadline for registering for the call is Friday, August 21, 2009 at 12:00pm. Those who register will receive an automated reminder phone call on Friday evening and then a call on Sunday to be joined to the call.
Members of the public with questions regarding this event should call Senator Klobuchar's office at: 1-888-224-9043
To register at her website click here
The tele-town hall will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Central Time. Those wishing to participate can register for the call by registering below.
The deadline for registering for the call is Friday, August 21, 2009 at 12:00pm. Those who register will receive an automated reminder phone call on Friday evening and then a call on Sunday to be joined to the call.
Members of the public with questions regarding this event should call Senator Klobuchar's office at: 1-888-224-9043
To register at her website click here
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