We regarded the OPEN FOIA Act, which you, Chairman Leahy, and Senator Cornyn introduced earlier this year, as a much needed first step toward reining in this alarming trend.
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Leahy supports the OPEN FOIA Act to address increasing exemptions undermining public access to information.
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