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Jared Huffman: By contrast, as the courts are beginning to remind this Administration, the current trend toward increased secrecy and…

On the recordJuly 17, 2017
By contrast, as the courts are beginning to remind this Administration, the current trend toward increased secrecy and one-sided decision making is a recipe for agency over-reach and for natural resource management agencies to go astray.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Warning against the negative consequences of secrecy in decision-making.

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