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Tom Harkin: “FOIA is an indispensable tool in protecting the people's right to know.”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2009
FOIA is an indispensable tool in protecting the people's right to know.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Emphasizing the importance of FOIA for public knowledge and government accountability.

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