Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Duffy talks government shutdown, border wall

By LARRY HOLCOMBE

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MERCER, Wis. – U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wausau, held a series of town halls in his Seventh Congressional District Friday, starting with a small gathering over morning coffee in the lobby of the Great Northern Hotel in Mercer.

He fielded questions from a dozen people on a wide variety of topics, including border security, climate change and health care.

Duffy said he is a supporter of securing the nation's borders and building a wall along the border with Mexico. When asked about a possible government shutdown - one that President Trump has recently...