Earlier today, Senators Leahy, Feinstein, Grassley, and Cornyn sent Andrew Wheeler and the EPA a letter on their dangerous changes to the FOIA process. Below is a quote from Sierra Club’s Legislative Director Melinda Pierce on the news:
"Trump's EPA is trying to end FOIA as we know it because FOIA has revealed numerous embarrassing and career-ending scandals across the administration. That is clear evidence that FOIA works, not that this tool should be thrown away. We applaud these Senators for speaking up for the public's right to know who our government works for and for demonstrating that strong transparency laws have bipartisan appeal."
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