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Article: CONGRESS PASSES SEN. CORNYN'S BILL TO EXPAND OPEN GOVERNMENT

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December 18, 2007
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The office of Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news release:

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, a leading open government advocate, said final congressional passage of his bipartisan OPEN Government Act on Tuesday is a "victory for transparency in federal government operations, and a vital building block to strengthen our democratic process." The legislation, sponsored by Sens. Cornyn and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will enact the most sweeping reforms to open government laws in more than a decade. Following Senate passage last week, the House unanimously passed the Cornyn-Leahy bill on Tuesday, sending it to the President for his signature.

"Passage of these long-overdue open ...

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