Rehberg fails to post daily public schedule online

Millionaire Congressman called out for regularly refusing to let public in on his schedule

Helena, Mt. -  As “Sunshine Week” comes to a close, Montanans are demanding that Congressman Dennis Rehberg post his daily public schedule online—something he has failed to do on a regular basis.

Senator Jon Tester, whose job Rehberg desperately wants, was the first member of Congress to post his public schedule online the day he took office in 2007 and has regularly kept his schedule updated.  Senator Max Baucus also posts his daily public schedule online.

But after following Tester’s lead in 2007, Rehberg has failed to regularly disclose his public schedule online.  As of today, Rehberg’s online schedule only details two days in early March.

“Congressman Rehberg isn’t fooling anyone,” said Ted Dick, executive director of the Montana Democratic Party.  “Congressman Rehberg loves secrets, and when it came to posting his schedule online, he played Follow the Leader only because he was focused on his next career move.  Now we’re calling him out on it, because he has failed miserably in his duty to be honest and accountable with the people he serves.”
 
In 2007 when he finally agreed to begin posting his schedule online, Rehberg admitted that “today's technology affords the public unprecedented access to their government and their elected officials.”
 
“We couldn’t agree more,” Dick said.  “That why Congressman Rehberg has some explaining to do to the people of Montana as to why he hasn’t been doing his job.”