Rogers spoke for roughly seven minutes, mostly talking about Congress’ battle over healthcare reform and previewing issues legislators will tackle when they reconvene in the fall: most notably, passing a budget and addressing a potential wall on the border with Mexico.

After his brief address, Rogers opened the floor for questions.

Auburn resident Ashley Aston attacked Rogers’ campaign funding sources and his staff’s decision of when to hold the Lee County town hall.

“Given the fact that all of us who wanted to attend this town hall were told we needed to have a valid Alabama-issued photo ID with an address in the district, do you think it’s fair for you to accept 72 percent of your campaign finance contributions from outside the district, and 13 percent from outside the state of Alabama?” she asked. “Or are you intentionally limiting the opportunities of your constituents to engage with you, especially as you scheduled this town hall during the first week of school, on a regular work day, during work hours?”

Rogers responded by saying he is not a Congressman who lives full-time in Washington.

“I live in the Third Congressional District. I come home every week,” he said. “I don’t need a town hall to know how my people feel about issues.”