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at Corbin to help seniors with food deliveries and provide information on resources available to them such as Medicare and Social Security. That disruption did not impact me as much as it took away from those seniors in attendance looking for assistance. To my surprise, seniors stood up to Omar and his friends and stated emphatically, "don't worry Lou, we got your back!" Moreover, Omar Put his hands on one of my staffers, who was seven months pregnant at the time. A few days later, I returned Omar's request for a phone call. I had a long phone conversation with him, and it became clear his intentions are not to secure a meeting or have a policy discussion with me. He argued and issued veiled threats while misrepresenting my position and the facts. We have also met with many other individuals and groups wanting to discuss similar issues in my office, despite many arriving unannounced without an appointment and from outside our district. My staff and I still took these meetings as a courtesy, even if it meant constituents with appointments had to wait. I support peaceful protests. I support public actions to raise awareness of causes. More importantly, I support civil discourse. While many of my colleagues in Congress who are experiencing similar disruptions, have chosen to close their offices to the public or move to "appointment -only" access, I have remained open for constituents who need assistance or want to meet in good faith. I have dealt with loud and angry protesters before. In the days of President Trump, "red hats" would show up and disrupt our events. They would also threaten and scream in Our faces. And they even instigated fistfights. There is only so much our police can do to prevent these types of events from escalating. The health and welfare of my neighbors and my staff is of utmost importance to i-ne. Letting our neighbors live a peaceful life, free from fear and distress should be a priority to us all. As a policyrnaker, I will not allow taunts or threats to dictate my actions. As this policy debate continues, it is important we do our best to keep such discourse civil in the public sphere and away from people's homes. I ask that you seriously consider how this unrestricted behavior negatively impacts our neighbors and adopt this ordinance modification, ,--19spectfully,/j J.Luis buffs Member of Congress