23-04-2025
Hundreds attend town hall hosted by Congresswoman Sara Jacobs
EL CAJON, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Congresswoman Sara Jacobs held a town hall in El Cajon Tuesday evening, giving an update on her work in Washington D.C. and also taking questions straight from constituents.
Jacobs welcomed a room full of more than 300 constituents at Grossmont College. Many shared concern about the climate in the country under the current administration.
'We did Stonewall, we did women's rights, we did abortion. We've already gone through this. Why are we here again? So I want to hear what's going on at their level,' said Randye, who declined to give their last name.
It wasn't just supporters of Jacobs, people of all political affiliations were eager to hear what she had to say.
'I'm an independent voter. I've never been to any protest, any political rally, nothing ever. I am worried that we are losing democracy and losing the rule of law,' said Bonnie, who also declined to give their last name.
Jacobs represents California District 51, including San Diego, El Cajon, La Mesa and Lemon Grove.
For those attending, government spending, Medicaid cuts and social issues were top of mind.
'I would like her to address what's the Democratic party is going to do about trying to get the budget under control and start taxing the super rich,' said Donald Chafetz.
Gwyn Chafetz said, 'I'm very concerned about my parents. They're both on Medicare and social security and if those two are cut, that's a real challenge for our family.'
Jacobs shared she voted no on the recent budget resolution and she will keep fighting to protect the programs the community relies on.
Not everyone in the room necessarily voted for the Democratic congresswoman, but they came with the common goal of getting questions answered.
'Don't you want DOGE to find waste fraud and abuse? To me, that's something we should all be able to agree on. We all pay taxes. We don't want our money wasted,' Alison Smith said.
Jacobs has proposed the 'Dilute DOGE Act,' saying the administration needs to come to Congress so lawmakers can 'do our job, go line by line through the budget, and actually make it more efficient.'
Jacobs was at the border Tuesday morning for Lee Zeldin's visit and briefly touched on making sure the funds raised go toward long-term solutions.
While immigration wasn't the focus of the town hall, Jacobs mentioned she is concerned about the lack of due process with those being sent to El Salvador.
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