Waxman Questions Administration Restrictions on Releasing Unclassified Information

By Keith Costa / March 1, 2005 at 5:00 AM
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) is calling for a congressional investigation into Bush administration restrictions on releasing unclassified information to the public through the use of designations like "for official use only." In a letter sent today to House Government Reform national security, emerging threats and international relations subcommittee Chairman Christopher Shays (R-CT), Waxman recommends a way for the panel to find out whether the administration is improperly withholding information. The subcommittee could obtain unclassified documents that exist in both restricted...

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