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As she continues to face state and national pushback for not holding in-person town halls, Republican Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks answered questions from constituents during a telephone town hall Wednesday night.

During the hourlong tele-town hall, Miller-Meeks answered questions about the federal government shutdown, immigration and clean energy tax credits. More than 10,700 people attended the tele-town hall Wednesday night, according to her office. This was her third event of this kind this year.

Miller-Meeks, who represents Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, has received recent pressure to hold an in-person forum after she pledged to do so earlier this year.

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