U.S. Rep. Brad Miller will answer questions on health care before a group of Rex Hospital employees before he heads back to Washington after the August recess.

The session, set for Sept. 8, is open to Rex employees, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

Miller, a Raleigh Democrat, has come under some criticism for not holding a town hall meeting, although he has appeared on a television call-in show and met privately with a group of critics of the health care proposals now before Congress.

More that 1,200 people crowded into Weddington High School Tuesday night for a boisterous town hall meeting that evoked passionate sentiments not only about health care, but also immigration and the Obama administration.

"It's not about covering the uninsured in this country, it seems to me it's all about control," Union County businessman Tony Mangum said, voice breaking. "I get emotional because I fear we're losing this country."

A crowd that filled the school auditorium and overflowed into the cafeteria came out for the first of three town halls this week hosted by U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick of Charlotte, Jim Morrill of The Charlotte Observer reports.

Myrick, a Republican, opened the gathering by outlining her own opposition to Democratic health care bills and support for alternatives, including tax credits and continued reliance on the markets.