Scenes from lawmakers' town halls across the country

Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., shakes hands with Bob Fishel during a town hall meeting at the Havert L. Fenn Center on Feb. 24, 2017, in Fort Pierce, Fla.

Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., left, listens as Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., speaks to constituents during a Feb. 24, 2017, town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.

Dwight Haynes asks a question during a town hall meeting with New Hampshire Democratic Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen on Feb. 24, 2017, in Concord, N.H. Haynes asked how ordinary citizens could help the senators "do what's right."

Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., speaks at a town hall meeting on Feb. 23, 2017, at the Full Blast Recreation Center in Battle Creek, Mich.

Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., speaks to a member of the audience during a town hall meeting on Feb. 23, 2017, at the Full Blast Recreation Center in Battle Creek, Mich.

People wait in line before a town hall meeting with Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., at the Florence County Library on Feb. 23, 2017, in Florence, S.C.

Delia Blintz, of Florence, S.C., voices her concerns during a town hall meeting with Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., at the Florence County Library on Feb. 23, 2017.

Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., addresses the crowd at a town hall meeting at the Florence County Library on Feb. 23, 2017, in Florence, S.C.

Protesters march up the hill to Washington Republican Rep. Dave Reichert's office in Issaquah on Feb. 23, 2017. Some of Reichert's constituents say he is avoiding them by skipping town hall meetings and refusing phone calls.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., answers questions during an event with constituents in Milton, Fla., on Feb. 23, 2017.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is escorted by Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office deputies as he makes his way to his car following a meeting with constituents in Milton, Fla., on Feb. 23, 2017.

Demonstrators protest in front of the offices of Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., on Feb. 22, 2017, in Chicago. The demonstrators called on Lipinski to hold a town hall meeting.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., responds to a question asked by June Butler, right, during a town hall meeting on Feb. 23, 2017, in Thibodaux, La. Butler asked Cassidy whether he could guarantee that people insured under the Affordable Care Act would still be covered by the senator's new health care plan.

Treshaun Nunez speaks with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., after a town hall meeting on Feb. 23, 2017 in Thibodaux, La. Nunez's partner, a citizen of Mexico who grew up in the United States as an illegal immigrant, left voluntarily at the age of 17 and attempted to re-enter the U.S. legally. Nunez's partner is currently barred from entering the U.S. for 10 years, and Nunez and Cassidy talked about his situation.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., greets attendees before a town hall meeting on Feb. 23, 2017, in Thibodaux, La. Cassidy spoke on a wide range of issues including health care, jobs and government spending.

A woman walks a llama as people take part in a protest outside Raritan Valley Community College before a town hall meeting on health care with Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J., on Feb. 22, 2017, in Branchburg, N.J.

Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J., exits after attending a town hall meeting at Raritan Valley Community College on Feb. 22, 2017, in Branchburg, N.J.

People react in agreement to a question posed to Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J., during a town hall meeting at Raritan Valley Community College on Feb. 22, 2017, in Branchburg, N.J.

Caroline Campion holds a sign with protesters before New Jersey Republican Rep. Leonard Lance's town hall meeting at Raritan Valley Community College on Feb. 22, 2017, in Branchburg, N.J.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., tries to pick a member among a crowd to listen to a question during his town hall meeting at East Jefferson Regional Library in Metairie, La., on Feb. 22, 2017.

A woman yells about her child's health care, which she says is threatened, as Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, left, enters his town hall meeting at East Jefferson Regional Library in Metairie, La., on Feb. 22, 2017.

Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., responds to a woman who questioned why he doesn't hold more public town hall meetings when he's back home during a Carson City Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Feb. 22, 2017.

Pattye McAbee, of Carney, Okla., asks a question of Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., during a town hall meeting in Chandler, Okla., on Feb. 22, 2017. McAbee said she had voted for Hillary Clinton and wanted Congress to leave Obamacare alone.

Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., speaks at a town hall meeting in Chandler, Okla., on Feb. 22, 2017. Questions from participants included topics ranging from Obamacare to earthquakes to President Trumps's taxes and possible Russian interference in the election.

Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., speaks to supporters at a community town hall on Feb. 22, 2017, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., answers a question near the end of a town hall meeting in Sartell, Minn., on Feb. 22, 2017. Emmer's town hall went on as planned after the congressman said he would shut down the event if protests or unruly attendees disrupted the conversation.

Demonstrators hold signs before the start of a town hall meeting held by Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., at Sartell City Hall in Sartell, Minn., on Feb. 22, 2017.

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a policy forum on immigration on Feb. 22, 2017, in Los Angeles. Harris held two town-hall-style events in Southern California to speak with residents about contributions made by immigrants and refugees to the state's economy.

People line up to ask questions of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at a luncheon on Feb. 22, 2017, in Jeffersontown, Ky.

People protest at the venue where Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was set to speak to his constituents at a luncheon on Feb. 22, 2017, in Jeffersontown, Ky.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., answers questions from the news media after he spoke to constituents at a luncheon on Feb. 22, 2017, in Jeffersontown, Ky.

People protest at the venue where Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was set to speak to his constituents at a luncheon on Feb. 22, 2017, in Jeffersontown, Ky.

Rep. Scott Taylor, R-Va., stops to talk to constituents as he leaves the stage after concluding a town hall meeting in Yorktown, Va., on Feb. 21, 2017.

Constituents of Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., hold signs as he answers questions during a town hall meeting in Blackstone, Va., on Feb. 21, 2017.

Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., answers questions during a town hall meeting in Blackstone, Va., on Feb. 21, 2017.

Michelle Harrington, of Midlothian, Va., peers from behind a grill in her homemade sign as she and other constituents of Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., stand in line for a town hall meeting with the congressman in Blackstone, Va., on Feb. 21, 2017. Brat complained that he had women in his grill at town hall meetings.

Cleone Hermsen, of Carroll, Iowa, expresses her criticism while listening to Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, during a veterans roundtable event at Maquoketa City Hall on Feb. 21, 2017, in Maquoketa, Iowa.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, left, listens to concerns during a veterans roundtable event at Maquoketa City Hall on Feb. 21, 2017, in Maquoketa, Iowa.

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., takes a question at her town hall meeting in Fairview, Tenn., on Feb. 21, 2017. In her district on a congressional break, Blackburn faced tough questions at a town hall on issues ranging from health care reform to President Trump's appointees. Nearby, more than 100 protesters chanted loudly.

A crowd protests outside Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn's town hall meeting at City Hall in Fairview, Tenn., on Feb. 21, 2017.

Anna Washick, of Thornhurst, Pa., tells her story regarding health care next to a large photograph of Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., at the United Neighborhood Center in Scranton, Pa., on Feb. 21, 2017. Toomey was invited to speak at the town hall but did not attend.

Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., speaks at a town hall meeting about controversial Republican proposals in Congress and actions by President Trump on health care, immigration and the environment on Feb. 21, 2017, in Mariposa, Calif.

Protesters wave signs as they listen to speakers outside the Montana Capitol in Helena on Feb. 21, 2017. Hundreds of protesters who were upset that Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., wasn't planning a town hall this week decided to bring one to him instead outside of the Montana Capitol, where Daines was scheduled to address the state Legislature.

Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., speaks during a town hall on Feb. 21, 2017, in Savannah, Ga.

Protesters chant in the lobby of the Armstrong Center during a town hall held by Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., on Feb. 21, 2017, in Savannah, Ga.

A constituent holds up a sign during Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley's town hall meeting at the Hancock County Courthouse on Feb. 21, 2017, in Garner, Iowa. The senator faced a raucous crowd that chanted and interrupted during the hourlong forum.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during a town hall meeting at the Hancock County Courthouse on Feb. 21, 2017, in Garner, Iowa.

Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., responds to a question during a town hall meeting at City High Middle School in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Feb. 9, 2017.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, speaks during a town hall meeting at Brighton High School in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, on Feb. 9, 2017. Some attendees of the contentious town hall have sent the congressman fake invoices after he claimed some people there were paid protesters.

A Planned Parenthood supporter attends Rep. Jason Chaffetz's town hall meeting at Brighton High School in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, on Feb. 9, 2017.