On the evening of March 19, my telephone rang, and I heard a recording of Paulsen’s voice announcing his telephone conference call. Although I was already late for a meeting, I decided to accept his invitation to press *3 and ask a question. When Paulsen’s screener came on the line, I told her that my question involved the scheduling of his conference calls. Could he please announce the dates and times of these calls in advance, because his constituents have their own schedules and many don’t have the luxury of dropping all of their plans at a moment’s notice in order to participate in unannounced telephone calls? The screener wished me a good day and hung up on me. Although I continued to listen until the end of the conference call, my congressman never answered my question.
Robert Malecki, Brooklyn Park
Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 28, 2018