Sean Patrick Maloney: “Madam Speaker, this is a somewhat bittersweet moment. Chairman Horn and I had wanted to bring forward H.R. 1281 as…”

“Madam Speaker, this is a somewhat bittersweet moment. Chairman Horn and I had wanted to bring forward H.R. 1281 as reported, which unanimously passed the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. This bill which I have been working on for nearly 3 years would end a tremendous loophole in the Freedom of Information Act which currently allows Government agencies to block the release of information on Nazi war crimes. Although we have a carefully crafted bill, which protects legitimate national security, the CIA strenuously objected to the legislation and has effectively killed it in this Congress. Given that half a century has passed since the end of World War II and given that the cold war is over, I find it outrageous that the CIA would block a bill which would help us shed light on the Holocaust, the darkest moment in the history of man's inhumanity to man.”