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Sheldon Whitehouse: “I do think that we overclassify. It is much easier to classify than it is to declassify.”

On the recordJune 18, 2013
I do think that we overclassify. It is much easier to classify than it is to declassify.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse emphasizes the challenges of overclassification in government.

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