Republicans Will Continue to Stick With Secrecy as Long as It Works
The White House and the Republican leadership in Congress are doing their best to block disclosures—and it seems to be helping them enact their agenda.
by David A. Graham
Jun 20, 2017
3 minutes
The paradox of secrecy in American politics is how much attention it gets. Over the last couple of weeks, the penchant of the White House and the Republican Senate for blocking the release of information has become a central issue in Washington. It’s a case of making lemonade from lemons: If you can’t cover the story, cover why you can’t cover it.
Perhaps most immediately important is the Senate GOP’s refusal to reveal anything about the bill the health-care bill currently under consideration. Meanwhile, the administration has been on various forms of access, from public schedules requests for information from congressional Democrats too.
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