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On the recordMarch 14, 2011
I think that was one of the most important things that we were able to do in the legislation, the Open Government Act, is to create an ombudsman that could help the requester narrow the request and to get what they want as opposed to overly broad requests which basically misses the target.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn emphasizes the importance of an ombudsman in the Open Government Act.

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