NOT ON THE AGENDA
Roll Call's Jackie Kucinich has a scoop on rank-and-file Republicans rejecting leadership requests to provide copies of their August schedules.
"'My constituents know how to find me,' Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said. 'I'm listed in the phone book.' GOP leaders have asked Members to submit their schedules as part of their 'America Speaking Out' agenda project, but some Republicans said doing so would only create opportunities for their opponents to embarrass them," Jackie writes. "And Rep. Darrell Issa, ranking member on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said he isn't giving up his schedule either. The California Republican said he plans to spend several days in August 'driving down Route 66 in his RV' to visit different parts of the country. Issa said of the leaders' schedule request: 'It was whipped; there were a lot of noes.' ... In a series of internal e-mails obtained by Roll Call, GOP leadership staff attempted to explain what exactly would be done with the schedule information. ... 'You will be asked general information about the event, and whether you are ok with it being on a public calendar or would rather have the information be kept internal,' the e-mail said. 'If we have not heard from someone in your office, we will be reaching next week out to your boss personally.'"
