Hi, this is Congressman █████████ at ████████████. I'm holding a telephone town hall right now to answer your questions and address your most pressing concerns. You'll be able to ask a question by pressing Star three at any time during the call. Just stay on the line and I'll get you connected momentarily. Please hold while we connect you to your ATTS Live event. This Access Live event is currently in progress. Please note that this call may be monitored, recorded or rebroadcast newsletter. With that, I will turn it over to Congressman █████████. Congressman, the floor is yours. Thank you so much. Hello, Eastern ██████████████. This is Congressman █████████, and thank you for joining tonight's telephone town hall. It's always a privilege to connect directly with constituents who make eastern █████ Carolina strong in many ways. These are challenging times for our country, from conflicts overseas and trade uncertainty to political division and redistricting battles right here at home. Uncertainty is weighing heavy on families. Many are filling the strain every day through higher gas prices, rising costs and growing economic pressure. I also know that recent redistricting decisions have raised concerns many have shared. It appears Washington, D.C. is broken and not working for the common person. Well, tonight let's talk openly about what's happening in ████████████████ how it affects our communities, our families, our representation. So please dial star 3 if you wish to ask a question at tonight's telephone town hall. Throughout this evening, we will have a series of polls. We value your thoughts and opinions and look forward to hearing from you. At this time, we'll have our first poll question for the evening. Now I'll turn it back over to our moderator. Thank you so much, Congressman. To vote in this poll, all you have to do is press the corresponding number on your telephone keypad. So here is the first question. Have rising gas prices and the increasing cost of living affected your household finances? If your answer is yes, press one. If your answer is no, press two. And if you're unsure, press three. Let me just ask that again real quick. Have rising gas prices and the increasing cost of living affected your household finances? Press 1 if your answer is yes. Press 2 if your answer is no and press 3 if you're unsure. And thank you all so much for participating. Let's shift back to key issues that are impacting our daily lives, starting with ████. The conflict involving ████ has entered a dangerous and uncertain phase with serious consequences for global security, energy markets and American service members stationed overseas. On ███████████, the United States and Israel carried out strikes in ████ aimed at dismantling its nuclear program and destabilizing the region. In response, Iran launched attacks against █████████████ military installations, Israel, and critical energy and civilian infrastructure across the Gulf region. Iran also effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route.