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Henry Waxman to Form Subcommittee on Information Access

By AAN Staff
january 10, 2007  01:00 pm
Henry Waxman to Form Subcommittee on Information Access
The Democratic chair of the newly re-named House Government Reform Committee has announced the creation of a subcommittee dedicated to increasing the flow of government information, reports The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. The newly born Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives will promote transparency in government, says the California congressman. "We have legislative jurisdiction over [the Freedom of Information Act] and some of the other issues that relate to openness in government," Waxman told the The Hill. ALSO: Florida's new Governor plans an open-government office.
View full article at The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
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