Area’s new Congressman meets Branson area leaders

Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The newly sworn in Congressman for Missouri’s 7th District brought the leaders of his Washington, D.C. staff to southwest Missouri on Monday, Jan. 16, to show them the district and to meet with area community leaders.

Congressman Eric Burlison met with State Rep. Brian Seitz, Branson City Administrator Cathy Stepp, and local business, charitable, and entertainment leaders at Vasken’s Deli in Branson. The group discussed the needs of the area, the importance of tourism, and how Burlison could help area businesses with tax issues and other difficulties they feel are created by Washington bureaucracy.

The full article is available at bransontrilakesnews.com.

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