U.S. Rep Sanford Bishop hosted a town hall . . .  in Macon with the Concord Coalition, a bipartisan group dedicated to helping the public and policy makers aware of the current federal budget deficit. . . .

As spirited debate took place within each of the groups, Phil Smith, Southern regional director with the Concord Coalition said that was the plan.

“The projections and choices they’re looking at are close to what Congress is dealing with -- or not dealing with,” Smith said.