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Patrick Leahy: “At Senator Rockefeller's request we have included language in the committee report on the abuse of discretion standard…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2014
At Senator Rockefeller's request we have included language in the committee report on the abuse of discretion standard and its application to make clear that it is the intent of Congress that judicial review of agency decisions to withhold information relating to current law enforcement actions under the foreseeable harm standard be subject to an abuse of discretion standard.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Dec 9, 2014

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