fyi, this went out late yesterday

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From: Trey Pollard, Sierra Club <trey.pollard@sierraclub.org>
Date: Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 10:07 AM
Subject: Statement on FOIA Letter from Bipartisan group of Senators




https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2019/07/sierra-club-statement-bipartisan-senate-letter-regarding-epas-planned-foia 

RT: https://twitter.com/SierraClub/status/1153414354387243009
https://twitter.com/SierraClub/status/1153656675200581632  

Sierra Club Statement on Bipartisan Senate Letter Regarding EPA's Planned FOIA Changes

Monday, July 22, 2019

Earlier today, Senators Leahy, Feinstein, Grassley, and Cornyn sent Andrew Wheeler and the EPA a letter on their dangerous changes to the FOIA process. Below is a quote from Sierra Club’s Legislative Director Melinda Pierce on the news:

"Trump's EPA is trying to end FOIA as we know it because FOIA has revealed numerous embarrassing and career-ending scandals across the administration. That is clear evidence that FOIA works, not that this tool should be thrown away. We applaud these Senators for speaking up for the public's right to know who our government works for and for demonstrating that strong transparency laws have bipartisan appeal."

 

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