Gerry Connolly actually said...

"Today, with a record number of FOIA requests and with record low FOIA staffing, the answer from the Republicans is that we are going to withhold two-thirds of a billion dollars."

"If we want FOIA to work, we need to restore adequate funding, staffing, and training so agencies can handle the increasing workloads they will continue to face."

"And when you have delays of not just months but years, then what you have is not just people not caring, you have deliberate withholding of information."

"The First Amendment guarantees a free press; is that correct?"