Gerry Connolly actually said...

"We can't be delusional about how much, but--and maybe it had counterproductive impacts, as well."

"I actually believe there is a record of enormous transparency that is unprecedented in the Obama Administration."

"agencies reduced the FOIA backlog, this is a fact, by 40 percent, eliminating 55,000 backlogged FOIA requests."

"we can't frame this as an either/or. Either we pursue our self-interest very callously and turn a blind eye to all this human rights stuff, or we pursue this high moral ground at the expense of our se..."