Foia Quotes

The most disturbing thing is that information that was once routinely accessible without a FOIA, now various agencies are requiring journalists to file a FOIA. - Elizabeth Bluemink

The FOIA already contains an exemption, as it has for the last 25 years, that protects confidential business information if the release of the information could create some harm or damage to the submitting company, ... The courts have interpreted that the exemption is adequate. - David Sobel

The CIA shall search and review in response to plaintiffs' FOIA requests. - Alvin Hellerstein

It's positive in the sense that it puts the president on record as recognizing that there is a problem with the FOIA process. - Mark Tapscott

I tried to look into the booking book, and what I saw was blackened. I've been running into a brick wall. That's why I submitted the FOIA request. - Keith Price

For years, TRAC requested data on an annual basis from the IRS. The IRS voluntarily gave TRAC an enormous amount of data beyond what we routinely release to the public, outside of the FOIA process. - Terry Lemons

FOIA is one of the most vital tools we have left, and it's urgent that it be protected. It's under stress in this climate, but it's not broken. - Steven Aftergood