WASHINGTON - Rep. Chris Collins, the Clarence Republican who vowed only weeks ago to never hold a town hall meeting with his constituents, will appear at 9 p.m. Thursday on "The Messy Truth," a CNN town hall series. Collins will be on the first half-hour of the show hosted by Van Jones, a CNN comm...

Congressman Chris Collins speaks after being re-elected at Republican headquarters at the Avant Building on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)