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On the recordMarch 12, 2013
This bill would codify in law what the President has done administratively: it would establish a legal presumption under FOIA in favor of disclosure.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings describes a bill aimed at reinforcing transparency under FOIA.

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