The newspaper reports CAPAC Chairman Emeritus Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) called the absence of an invite from the president “not a cool thing,” saying: “What are we, chopped liver?”
Obama has met with the two other groups that form the Congressional Tri-Caucus. Roll Call reports the president hosted both the Black Caucus and the Hispanic Caucus in May.
All four members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation are members of the 15-person caucus. Read the full story.
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