Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
agencies reduced the FOIA backlog, this is a fact, by 40 percent, eliminating 55,000 backlogged FOIA requests.
Said by
Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly cites a significant reduction in FOIA backlog under the Obama Administration.

Share

More from Gerry Connolly

Feb 20, 2025

To ensure transparency on the authority you have granted Mr. Musk and the legal authority he has to direct DOGE, I request that you provide substantive documentation regarding his formal role.

commondreams.org
Dec 16, 2024

I think my colleagues were measuring their votes by who’s got experience, who is seasoned, who can be trusted, who’s capable and who’s got a record of productivity and I think that prevailed.

motherjones.com
Feb 5, 2025

Of course not. The whole point of being at a hearing is votes can happen anytime.

alternet.org
Feb 2, 2025

I can only say. I guess it takes one to know one. A convicted felon convicted of 34 felony counts, ought to be able to recognize a criminal enterprise when he sees one. AID is not one.

transcripts.cnn.com

Other voices in this conversation