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Gary Peters: “I would just ask if you would be willing to commit to one item, and that would be not to waive Freedom of Information…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2017
I would just ask if you would be willing to commit to one item, and that would be not to waive Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) under the wall project so that we can have full transparency.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Senator Peters requests commitment to transparency in the wall project via FOIA.

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