Patrick Leahy: “Government works only if you trust it, and if people feel they cannot be trusted with information, then we do have…”

Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act

Do not turn your material, do not turn your reports over to the Executive Branch and let them tell you what is or is not classified.

Congress was the original classification authority (OCA). It let that power essentially slip away to the Executive Branch.

I can say with absolute certainty that the proposed rules directly conflict with the legislation on a variety of matters, especially on provisions that limit access to the PTAB.