Washington, DC- U.S. Senator Jim Risch will be hosting a telephone town hall meeting on Wednesday, October 28th at 7:10 pm Mountain, 6:10 pm Pacific.

Risch will update participants on issues and legislation being considered in the Senate including health care and the economy. He will then answer questions for the remainder of the hour.

"The input I get from Idahoans is invaluable to my work in the Senate. I look forward to listening to the comments from those on the call and encourage everyone to join this discussion of issues that affect us all," said Risch.

To sign-up to take part in the telephone town hall go to www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=teletownhallsignup.