Not satisfied with capitalizing on September 11th to win an election, GOP leaders have decided that it's an excellent excuse for all sorts of other mischeif:
Citing national security concerns, some Republican members of Congress are trying to limit the personal financial information that top federal officials must disclose.Yes, clearly this will help fight the killers and freedom-haters. Via Kevin Drum. Posted by sarah at November 16, 2004 11:43 AM | TrackBackTucked within the House's 497-page version of the "9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act" is a provision to repeal the requirement that senior-level officials report their personal financial assets valued at more than $2.5 million. It also would end the practice of disclosing the dates of stock transactions.
The proposal to limit financial disclosures initially covered only top-level intelligence officials. It was recently expanded to include all executive branch officials, according to a draft version of the bill.
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