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Patrick Leahy: “Congress was the original classification authority (OCA). It let that power essentially slip away to the Executive…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
Congress was the original classification authority (OCA). It let that power essentially slip away to the Executive Branch.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes Congress's original role in classification and its loss of power to the Executive.

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