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On the recordMarch 12, 2013
Our goal was to help reverse the troubling trends of excessive FOIA delays that we had witnessed for so many years.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses the aim to reduce FOIA delays and restore public trust.

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