( CNN ) -- A health care town hall meeting in Florida on Thursday dissolved into bouts of heckling and violent pushing and shoving among attendees . A Tampa , Florida , health care reform meeting sparks noisy exchanges between attendees . The meeting in Tampa , which featured Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor and Florida State Representative Betty Reed , was another example of the tense battle lines that have been created in the passionate health care debate . Hundreds showed for the meeting at the Children 's Board of Hillsborough County , some carrying signs railing against President Obama 's proposed health care reforms . Hundreds more were not able to get into the meeting room . As Castor first began to speak , scuffles broke out as people tried to get into the meeting room . Parts of the congresswoman 's speech was drowned out by chants of `` read the bill , read the bill '' and `` tyranny , '' video of the meeting showed . Watch protests erupt at meeting » . At one point , an event organizer told the crowd , `` If pushing and shoving continues , we will have to clear the room . The police will make the decision if it is still safe . '' At times outside the meeting , people tried to drown out pro-Obama chants of `` Yes we can '' with chants of `` Just say no . '' Democrats have complained about similar demonstrations recently with White House spokesman Robert Gibbs accusing Republican groups of `` manufacturing '' public anger . Watch controversy over 'orchestrated ' protests » . Liberal groups have also started sending supporters detailed instructions on strategies to counter what they call organized disruptions of congressional health care town hall meetings . Conservative groups critical of Democrats ' overhaul proposals have created their own plans , sending out information such as links to search engines ; lists that relayed the locations of upcoming town halls ; confrontational questions to ask members of Congress and chants and slogans to use in and around the venues . Obama met Thursday with a key group of Democrats and Republicans at the heart of Senate negotiations . The president huddled behind closed doors at the White House with the so-called `` Gang of Six , '' three Democrats and three Republicans working to find middle ground on the issue .
Scuffles , shouting mar health care town hall meeting in Florida . Members of crowd shout `` tyranny '' during discussion of proposed health care reform . Comment: Conservatives admit suggesting confrontational questions to ask lawmakers .