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Hundreds of protesters who were upset that U.S. Sen. Steve Daines wasn't planning a town hall this week decided to bring one to him instead outside of the Montana Capitol, where Daines was scheduled to address the state Legislature on Tuesday.

Daines canceled his appearance at the last minute, prompting boos and jeers from the crowd that spilled from the Capitol steps onto the lawn. The "Take the Town Hall to Steve Daines" demonstration went on, anyway.

"What a coward!" said Katherine Haque-Hausrath of Helena, one of the organizers. "If he doesn't listen to us now, he can listen to us in 2020 in the election."

Daines rescheduled his appearance before the state Legislature for Wednesday, when he also plans to visit with students at Helena Christian Academy and St. Andrew School and hold a news conference on Neil Gorsuch's U.S. Supreme Court nomination. His office released a statement saying the senator "welcomes the opinions of everyone from the Treasure State."