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Joseph T. Burns: “I have written to President Clinton demanding that he put an immediate stop to this or any similar action. What we are…”

On the recordJune 9, 1999
I have written to President Clinton demanding that he put an immediate stop to this or any similar action. What we are witnessing here is an unprecedented attempt to corrupt the nonpolitical casework system of Senate offices for political gain. I find these efforts repugnant, and if there are any Americans alive who think politics can't sink any lower, they need to look no further than right here. Through the letter to the HHS, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee wants more than just to peer into private correspondence of political enemies; it wants to leer into the private lives of those who contact their Senator seeking help with Federal agencies.
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Joseph T. Burns
Ohio
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing a Freedom of Information Act request by the DSCC regarding Senate correspondence with HHS.

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