White House again denies DeFazio’s information request
Posted by The Oregonian August 02, 2007 17:00PM

WASHINGTON – The White House formally declined Rep. Peter DeFazio’s request to view the classified portion of a plan to operate the government after a catastrophe.

Last month the White House had said it would not provide the information to DeFazio, a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee. So DeFazio and two committee leaders wrote wrote a letter to White House homeland security adviser Frances Townsend formally requesting he be provided access to the documents.

In a response dated Wednesday, Townsend wrote that the White House is “unable to share them with the membership and staff of the Committee.” full article: oregonlive.com

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