Letter to President Biden on Classification Reform
April 21, 2021
The White House
Dear President Biden,
As organizations interested in government transparency, accountability, and human rights, we support the administration’s goal to work toward “rebuilding trust with the American people” and we strongly endorse your commitment to “the highest standards of transparency.” Rebuilding trust requires openness and honesty, and also requires taking a serious look at the problem of excessive national security secrecy, which has expanded unabated over many decades and enabled abuses of power and violations of human rights and civil liberties. Particularly as the nation approaches the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks later this year, now is the time to begin to peel back the layers of unwarranted and harmful secrecy that have built up over those twenty years and more.
Senators’ Bill Would Block Foreign Adversaries From Purchasing Land Near Military Bases
Two Republican senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation that seeks to block China and other foreign adversaries from purchasing land near U.S. military bases.
The bill, named the Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2021 (pdf), is led by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas). It would require the the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to probe whether buyers who purchase land near a military installation in the United States have ties to China or other adversaries.
Reps. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), and Pat Fallon (R-Texas) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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US Senator Susan Collins Discusses Capitol Riots, Voting Reform, Social Media Regulation, and More
“Be a fanatical moderate,” urged US Senator Susan Collins. “I know it sounds like a contradiction in terms, but that’s what we need.” Collins, who has represented Maine on Capitol Hill for a quarter of a century, was recently in conversation with President Rose in an online event watched by more than four hundred people.
Collins answered questions on a number of subjects, including voting reform, conspiracy theories, social housing, Donald Trump’s popularity in northern Maine, and the future of the GOP. The event was the latest in a series of discussions featuring guest speakers called After the Insurrection: Conversation on Democracy. The series was planned in the wake of the January 6 Capitol riot, when protestors stormed the seat of US government in support of then-president Donald Trump.