I noticed this nasty little excerpt from the Washington Post's expose on the Bush administration's $140 billion taxpayer rip-off:
In an off-the-record conference call on Oct. 7, nearly a dozen Capitol Hill staffers demanded answers from Solomon for about an hour. Several of the participants left the call even more convinced that the administration had overstepped its authority, according to people familiar with the conversation. But lawmakers worried about discussing their concerns publicly. The staff of Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the Finance Committee, had asked that the entire conference call be kept secret, according to a person with knowledge of the call.
Is that the kind of transparency we can expect from Democrats in the new Congress? If so, everyone start dusting off your FOIA papers.
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