Lawmaker May Care About D.C., But, Please, Hold the Phone Calls

Boustany's office was taken by surprise. "We have been flooded with phone calls asking us to fix streetlights and pick up trash," bemoaned Paul Lindsay, spokesman for the congressman.

But wait -- Boustany was a victim of mistaken identity.

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) actually made the statements.

C-SPAN misidentified the speaker during a live telecast of Thursday's proceedings.

Any regrets were probably mild: Boustany, too, opposes the voting rights bill.

The dcist blog corrected the mistake by early afternoon, and D.C. residents gamely began aiming their requests at Gohmert.

"I just called Mister Louie's office and told them that I was thrilled that the Congressman cared so much about the District of Columbia," said one blogger. The writer reported extending an invitation for Gohmert to attend a town hall meeting on U Street.

Gohmert's office wouldn't comment.