I tried hard today and I sent the response I received out to those who wanted to just talk to him. It is sad that our Representative won't even take 5 minutes just to call and talk to somebody. I am sorry that I could not do any more. I will keep trying. He now knows how you feel. I won't go into what happened today. Everyone who was on the list knows. I will try again tomorrow. I promise.

your reply is just a "little" over the top. Try to remember that these people work for us, as in "public servants". You make it sound just a little to much like divine providence is responsible for Mr. Ferguson's position. If elected officials can't take the heat...
Oh, and by the way, have you never said anything you regreted later? Her apology should be enough.

I read One-T to mean that she was straight up and factual in her conversation with Dennis instead of giving him the old schmooze that most people do when talking to politicians. If an elected official doesn't like talking to people who lay the facts on him they will be kept in the dark by big money and special interest lobbyists.

I will try to shed some light on this original post. First, I would like to say that Representative Ferguson and I have been friends since the early 90's. It isn't a matter of friendship.
When the citizens testified in front of the Environment and Conservation Committee, Representative Ferguson was there. After the meeting, in his office, he took a list of names of residents who needed help relocating because of medical reasons. Now some may think the medical problems are made up, but I can assure you they are not. I have met with some of these people personally. Mr. Ferguson gave them his word that he would take care of their problems and contact them personally. They never heard a word. He did pass the list on to TVA. But at the hearing, he had heard that TVA had already been contacted. After the testimony, TVA and TDAC officials came just short of calling those who testified liars.
Yesterday, I e-mailed Representative Ferguson's office asking why he had not contacted any of those on the list. I got a call from his office and talked to his assistant. She assured me that he would call me back. I waited all day. Then about 4:40 I received an e-mail telling me that Representative Ferguson had forwarded the list to TVA, but would do so again. It was one of those somewhat prepared statements with a "thank you" for contacting my office.
Every step I took was forwarded to those on that list. I told him in my e-mails that I was going to do that. I also expressed my disappointment in him for not taking the time to contact them personally just to show he was listening. Sometimes that's all they need to keep their hopes up.
It has been over a month and not one of them has had any contact from him or his office.
Again, I have been friends with him for many years. But in this time of need, he let has let them down. That is my opinion anyway.
I am not trying to disrespect Representative Ferguson, or the office he holds. But would it be so difficult to pick up a phone and call them? They now think they have been forgotten by him, TVA, TDAC, and everyone else they have tried to seek help from. And they do need help; more now than before. Again, I know. I have met with them. I have seen their medical difficulties. They see their children getting sick. These are children who were very healthy. The cry because their children cannot even play outside.
Some may think I am exagerating and trying to blow this out of proportion. I would ask them to consider finding out on their own. Sorry this is so long, but I felt it should be explained.

Why is anybody surprised? Perhaps he answers some, but that is the exception rather than the rule. And he has been known not to keep his word. I know it for a fact in my dealings with him.