Jack Goodman stopped in Branson Tuesday afternoon on his listening tour of the 7th Congressional District. The Republican state senator from Mount Vernon is seeking the U.S. Representative job that's been held for multiple terms by Roy Blunt, who is now seeking Kit Bond's soon-to-be former seat in the U.S. Senate.

Goodman took some time to visit with us as he was preparing to visit with area residents in the Magnolia Room of Skaggs Regional Medical Center...

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Goodman said one issue he's asked about at every stop is the proposed national health care reform bill. He says most people seem to be more alarmed by the proposed solution than they are by the problem when it comes to health care.

Photo 1 - State Senator Jack Goodman at the annual Friends of Table Rock Lake meeting last October in Stone County (photo by Sam Clanton)