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Edolphus Towns: “as we begin a new Congress and a new Presidency, it is time to move away from the policy of secrecy. The President-elect…”

On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
as we begin a new Congress and a new Presidency, it is time to move away from the policy of secrecy. The President-elect has spoken of a desire for more openness in government. We in Congress share that goal, and this bill is an important step towards a more transparent White House. I want to thank my colleague from California and his staff and my staff for the work that they've done on this bill. I urge all of my colleagues to support this bill because this is definitely good government, and I think that we need to be about good government because we cannot afford the luxury of waste, fraud, and abuse. Madam Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues to support this legislation.
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Addressing the need for transparency in government during the opening of a new Congress.

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