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Livestream: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Freedom of Information Act

William Ford
Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 10:17 AM

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday morning at 10:15 a.m. on "The Freedom of Information Act: Examining the Administration's Progress on Reforms and Looking Ahead." The committee will hear testimony from the following witnesses:

  • Melanie Ann Pustay, director of the Office of Information Policy at the Justice Department (Prepared Testimony)

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The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday morning at 10:15 a.m. on "The Freedom of Information Act: Examining the Administration's Progress on Reforms and Looking Ahead." The committee will hear testimony from the following witnesses:

  • Melanie Ann Pustay, director of the Office of Information Policy at the Justice Department (Prepared Testimony)

  • Alina Semo, director of the Office of Government Information Services at the National Archives (Prepared Testimony)

  • David Powner, director of Information Technology Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office (Prepared Testimony)

Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) delivered an opening statement.

Watch the hearing live:


William Ford is an impact associate at Protect Democracy. He previously was an appellate litigation fellow in the New York Attorney General's Office and a research intern at Lawfare. He holds a bachelor's degree with honors from the College of the Holy Cross.

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