Ugh, Kennedy is such a reptile. Rep. McCollom called him to the mat when he tried to hold "meetings" outside of his district.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/5537983.htmlRep. Betty McCollum, a Democrat who represents St. Paul, threatened to complain to the House ethics committee, citing House rules that limit the use of congressional funds and staff time to support "duties to the district from which elected."
"This is an arrogant and blatant disregard for House rules," she said. "If it wasn't a campaign event, he would hold this forum in his own district for his own constituents."
Kennedy, who represents a district northwest of the Twin Cities, announced Friday that he would hold a public forum in St. Paul to discuss his recent trip to a Hmong refugee camp in Thailand.
Kennedy spokeswoman Anne Mason said his Washington office made a "verbiage error" in saying he would hold the meeting; in fact, she said, he had merely been invited to attend by Hmong leaders who briefed him before his State Department-sponsored tour of Asia.