Elijah Cummings actually said...

Congress cannot continue to slash agency budgets, starve them of resources, cut their staffs, and all the while expecting them to tackle the increasing number of FOIA requests.

Context

Cummings emphasizes the need for adequate funding for agencies handling FOIA requests.

06/01/2015

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