Senator Grassley's Remarks on Sunshine Week 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgOOm_Pi00o
Introduction of several pieces of legislation and calls to bolster FOIA process in an effort to enforce the idea of 'accountability through transparency'
Grassley calls for cameras in courtrooms, in step with the rest of the world that went virtual in response to The Pandemic.
He also calls for the disclosure of all parties in a judicial case - including financial backers who generally operate in secret.
Grassley claims Americans should be aware of the parties funding many of the lawsuits today, noting without them you wouldn't have a lot of the cases on the dockets.
He then goes on to torch the historical role US Government has played in the withholding of information to the general public, and alludes the insanity of such an instance in History in which Americans were kept in the dark as much as possible.
On refining the FOIA process:
'The Public's business should be public - except in the case of NAT SEC or privacy.'
"Without sunshine there cannot be growth - and both Corn and Democracy thrive in the light.
Remember, once again - this is Sunshine Week, Transparency brings Accountability"
THE JIG IS UP