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That's not the way the appropriations process works. Congress does not set aside money for FOIA or for this bill. Generally appropriations are made to each agen
by massysett 10y ago
That's not the way the appropriations process works. Congress does not set aside money for FOIA or for this bill. Generally appropriations are made to each agency, and each agency must carry out its operations in a manner consistent with all laws, including FOIA.
- r00fus 10y agoAre you saying legislators are forbidden from earmarking allocations for a specific executive branch agency for specific expansion of scope?
- massysett 10y agoThey could, and occasionally they do, but not for a small peanuts law like FOIA--and FOIA is peanuts in the overall scheme of federal programs.