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DISCUSSION IS GOING TO FOCUS ON WHETHER CONGRESS IS SERIOUS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. WE ARE GOING TO EXPLORE THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE OVER THE 112th...
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| 00:01:52 |
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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE WE HAVE BEEN OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AND MAYBE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE WE ARE HEADED AND IN THE RELATIVELY NEAR FUTURE. YOU...
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| 00:08:25 |
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MY REP -- WEB SITE MANY TIMES OVER. I SEE SOME OF THE BIGGEST TECH BLOGGERS ARE CONSTANTLY SCRAPING AND DRIVING FOR MENTIONS OF THEIR SITES SO SAYING...
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| 00:16:33 |
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TO MOVE TO SUNLIGHT STANDUP PHILOSOPHER JOHN WONDERLICH. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT ON. >> SO, IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU FOR A LITTLE BIT THIS...
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| 00:16:53 |
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CONGRESS FUNCTIONS AND SPECIFICALLY THE HOUSE IS TRANSPARENCY HAS BEEN WITH THE SUNLIGHT FOUNDATION SINCE OUR INITIAL FOUNDING, DEEPLY INVOLVED SO IT...
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| 00:24:07 |
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AND ASKED THE QUESTION, WHY SHOULD ANYBODY IN THIS AUDIENCE OR IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC CARE ABOUT THESE THINGS? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BOOK ACCESS AND WE...
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| 00:24:46 |
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INACTION SO IS AN ECONOMIC AND MATTER IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO AFFECT SOMETHING RATIONAL TO IGNORE IT EVEN IF IT DOES AFFECT YOU. TAXES ARE...
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| 00:26:40 |
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BACK TO OUR FOUNDATION AS A REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY. AND, YOU KNOW, BACK IN BEN FRANKLIN'S DAY, THE TOOL OF CHOICE WAS THE PRINTING PRESS AND TODAY...
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| 00:29:50 |
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ON THAT. IN TERMS OF THE TRANSPARENCY FROM THE PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE I THINK YOU REALLY DID THAT VERY WELL. THERE IS THE CASE MADE ON TRANSPARENCY FROM...
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| 00:30:28 |
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IN THE GROUPS WHERE I TALK ABOUT WHAT THE RULES COMMITTEE DOES, WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ROLES AND WE CAN USE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AND WHAT...
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| 00:34:47 |
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IMPORTANT I THINK ALMOST EVERYONE IN THE U.S. WHO IS POLITICALLY AWARE WAS ANGRY
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| 00:34:53 |
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IN THE LAST DECADE BUT THE 72 HOUR RULE BECAUSE THEY WERE EITHER PINGREE OF THE PATRIOT ACT OR THE HEALTH CARE BILL. THAT TO ME IS WHERE THE TWO SIDES...
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| 00:37:03 |
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NEVER IS A 72 HOUR [ROLLCALL] SPRUILL HAS BEEN SINCE IT WAS PUT IN PLACE AND PROBABLY THE EARLY 1970'S THE THIRD BEEF THE THIRD DAY, SO IF IT SAYS A...
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| 00:38:56 |
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THAT. BUT I THINK IF YOU LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING, WE HAVE ACTUALLY DONE THAT IF NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT BETTER. A GOOD EXAMPLE IS FOR BILLS...
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| 00:40:21 |
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HOUR. ISLAMIC THIS IS WHY I SIT IN THE MIDDLE. >> I WANT TO PICK UP ON THE POINTS THAT BOTH OF YOU HAVE MADE, AND AGREED TO HAVE FIELD OF FUN
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| 00:40:31 |
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WITH IT. I AM HEARING A LOT ABOUT THE SUCCESSES AND THE DEFICITS BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE USEFUL TO REVERSAL ROLE A LITTLE BIT. SO, WHERE DO YOU SEE...
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| 00:41:19 |
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THE YEARS WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW IS WE ARE PROVIDING SORT OF COMMON DOCUMENTS AND FAIRLY EASY TO PRODUCE FORMATS AND WE ARE DOING THAT BETTER...
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| 00:47:06 |
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PROPOSALS IN THE 90'S FOR EXAMPLE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL COORDINATION. THERE'S THE VERSION OF THE COMMITTEES THAT EXIST. I WON'T GO TO THE...
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| 00:48:18 |
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HOUSE TO HAVE SHOWN AND THERE ARE PLENTY SO I ACKNOWLEDGE YOU REFER TO SOME OF THESE THINGS. YOU ARE COMING FROM A BASELINE OF OPERATION THAT IS 200...
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| 00:52:58 |
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TO ASK BUT WE ARE GOING TO TRY. JOHN? >> I THINK ESPECIALLY HE WOULD AGREE THERE ARE A LOT OF SPECIFIC THINGS ONLINE THAT WERE NOT BEFORE, AND SPECIFICALLY...
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| 00:53:17 |
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AGAIN ON RULES .HOUSE.GOV THAT I USE A LOT OF WORK AND IT ANSWERS THE QUESTION I HAVE TO SAY WHAT ARE ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PROPOSED FOR...
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| 00:56:13 |
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SO-CALLED SUPER COMMITTEE I FEEL COMPELLED TO POINT OUT IT WAS IN THE HOUSE IDEA IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND I KNOW BECAUSE I WAS THERE AND I HAD TO DRAFT....
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| 00:59:12 |
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OF WHEN IS A MEETING A MEETING ACTUALLY ILLUSTRATES VERY HIGH LEVEL POINTS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. THE DEMAND FOR TRANSPARENCY TO READ THE BILL DEMAND...
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| 01:01:18 |
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QUICK POINTS. IN TERMS OF SUCCESS THAT I'VE SEEN THERE'S BEEN A CULTURAL SHIFT IN THE HOUSE. PEOPLE IN BOTH PARTIES AND DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE INSTITUTION...
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| 01:04:06 |
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MORE ABOUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH TRANSPARENCY, BUT WHEN YOU MENTION TO IMPLY THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING IN THE SENATE AS THE DATA THAT HAS ALREADY PASSED...
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| 01:04:32 |
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AROUND. >> IM RAUF TRAIL DE JANEIRO AND I HELPED WRITE THE BILL IN 2006 AND I WANT TO SAY THAT A
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| 01:04:42 |
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LOT OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, AND I WOULD PRAISE THE STAFF OF THE RULES COMMITTEE AND SOME LIGHT FOUNDATION WITH A TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND CREATING A...
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| 01:07:19 |
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ITEMS. WITH RESPECT TO SORT OF THE OPERATION IN THE THREE DAY RULE - UNDERSTAND SOME FOLKS THINK THAT 72 HOURS IS BEST. THE PROBLEM COMES WHEN YOU ARE...
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| 01:12:19 |
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ON, THEY WILL GET TO UNDERSTAND THE CADENCE OF LEGISLATION, AND THE EXCEPTIONS START TO NOTICE MORE AND MORE OFTEN AND I EXPECT WILL HAPPEN SOMEDAY...
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| 01:13:17 |
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FROM CHANGING CONSTANTLY IS PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS AND THE NORM ABOUT WHAT IS APPROPRIATE AND WHAT ISN'T AND THAT IS WHY WE DIDN'T GO CRAZY ABOUT THE 72...
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| 01:14:02 |
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THE HOUSE -- RAMSR SHOWS HOW THE PROPOSAL WOULD CHANGE LAW. THERE ARE TECHNOLOGICAL REASONS WHY THE CLERK IS SHOWING THAT AND THE ISSUES AS LONG AS IT'S...
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| 01:17:28 |
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HAD IN THE LAST CONGRESS WERE TO WAS THE DODD-FRANK CONFERENCE WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO SEE ALL OF THE MEETING SET OF NEGOTIATIONS AROUND THE TABLE AND...
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| 01:18:39 |
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PLAYED A MAD WORLD. BUT COMPARED TO THE MINORITY SWITCHING HANDS AND THE PRESSURE THAT IS AT PLAY IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR A NONPROFIT LIKE EITHER OF...
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| 01:19:17 |
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LIKE THIS FOR 15 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ORGANIZING A HALF-DOZEN OF THEM. THEY ARE AN INCREDIBLY VALUABLE FOR THE NONPROFITS. NOT ONLY ARE THEY...
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| 01:19:52 |
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TO THE EVENT SO IT IS AN INCREDIBLY DELEGABLE PERK. AND UNLIKE THE LOBBYIST DISCLOSURE OF THE TAXPAYERS SUBSIDIZE THE 501C3 BUT YOU HAVE HUNDREDS OF...
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| 01:20:53 |
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SOMETIMES IT'S HARDER TO FOCUS ON ISSUES THAT ARE NOT QUITE AS HIGH PROFILE. YOU KNOW, THE OTHER ISSUE IS ONE OF RESOURCES. I THINK IF FOLKS WERE SITTING...
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| 01:22:09 |
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YEAR THAT WE NEED TO PUT OUT, AND AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK, WE WERE DEALING WITH A CONTINUING STOCK ACT PROBLEMS, AND THIS IS, THE NEXT STATEMENT IS...
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| 01:24:15 |
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THE CONCERNS ARE SHIFTY PERCENT INVALID ABOUT HAVING DISCLOSED THE
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| 01:24:19 |
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ASSETS OF YOUR SPOUSE OF AN INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND 50% FEAR MONGERING THAT DON'T WANT TO JUST DISCLOSE THINGS THAT SHOULD CLEARLY BE DISCLOSED, AND...
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| 01:24:56 |
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TRANSPARENCY. I'M SURE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ISSUES WHICH WOULD BE A LOT OF FUN. AS WE ARE WRAPPING UP I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE PANELISTS WE'VE SPOKEN A...
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| 01:25:35 |
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AND IMMEDIATE REUSABLE INFORMATION THAT IN POWER AS PEOPLE TO ANALYZE AND REUSE THE CONGRESSIONAL REFORMATIONS OF THAT IS CLEARLY WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING...
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| 01:26:44 |
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WITHOUT LEGISLATION. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH. THE REASON WHY IS NOT JUST BECAUSE YOU GET MORE TRANSPARENCY IN THE AGENCY'S, BUREAUS AND PROGRAMS AS...
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| 01:28:28 |
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DOESN'T NECESSARILY BECOME OBVIOUS TO YOU ALL BECAUSE YOU ARE THE CONSUMERS OF THE END PRODUCT, BUT PROBABLY WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE THE GREATEST NUMBER...
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| 01:30:35 |
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TO CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION. ALL OF US HAVE THOUGHTS AND SUGGESTIONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE SOMETIMES AS WELL. THAT IT DOESN'T ALL...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.