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Jerry Nadler: “The government simply cannot be allowed to hide behind unexamined claims of secrecy and become the final arbiter of its…”

On the recordJune 3, 2009
The government simply cannot be allowed to hide behind unexamined claims of secrecy and become the final arbiter of its own conduct.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler argues against government secrecy undermining accountability.

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