Last year, Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) held up a FOIA reform bill that had broad bipartisan report, reportedly due in part to objections lodged by the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Today, Shawn Musgrave at MuckRock posted FOIA-obtained emails between the FTC and Congressional staff that sheds light on the agency's concerns.
Docs obtained by @ShawnMusgrave has comms btwn @FTC & Sen Rockefeller on #FOIA bill https://t.co/kpb5ofy0Va pic.twitter.com/g4feJiXcht
— Kevin Schmidt (@KevinSchmidt8) May 12, 2015
The #FOIA bill passed the Senate, (emails show Rockefeller realized FTC's claims didn't hold water) but the delay ultimately killed passage.
— NSA Nate (@NSANate) May 12, 2015
Also: Jeanne Bumpus, the FTC's Dir. of Congressional Relations appears use improper private email server, http://t.co/S7ZV2wiGXh #FOIA
— NSA Nate (@NSANate) May 12, 2015
FTC called itself "small fry" in debate on widely supported bipartisan #FOIA bill,tried 2 kill it 4 everyone anyway https://t.co/Eo7stcNxzU
— NatlSecurityArchive (@NSArchive) May 12, 2015
@POGOBlog on @MuckRock's most amusing (IMO) #FOIA response. http://t.co/fN18lSxEzr
— Liz Hempowicz (@lizzy_loo_hoo) May 12, 2015
See records here.