Omnibus provision expands public access to non-confidential CRS reports
R Street has long helped spearhead the campaign for public access to CRS reports. R Street Vice President of Policy Kevin Kosar, himself a veteran of CRS, applauded this development:
For decades only lobbyists and insiders had access to CRS reports, which explain the workings of government agencies and policies. Happily, Congress has remedied this gross inequity by making the reports available to everyone.
Broader access to CRS’ nonpartisan reports will help media and the public better discern the truth in a world flooded with half-truths and outright nonsense.
R Street applauds the work of Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. and John McCain, R-Ariz., and Reps. Kevin Yoder, R-Kan.; Tim Ryan, D-Ohio; Leonard Lance, R-N.J.; Blake Farenthold, R-Tex.; and Mike Quigley, D-Ill., along with all of the members who were co-sponsors of standalone legislation and who played instrumental roles in this victory.