WASHINGTON, DC -U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and Health Subcommittee Vice Chair Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today released the following statement after an Obama-appointed judge ruled that the White House visitor logs are subject to Freedom of Information Act requests.
“Despite the president’s repeated promises that this would be the most open and transparent Administration in history, the White House has failed to disclose even the most basic information, such as visitor logs. The committee has launched several investigations, including a review of secret health care negotiations and the Department of Energy stimulus loan guarantee program, but time and again, we have been met with resistance. We welcome Judge Howell’s decision reinforcing that the White House’s business is subject to federal law and must be made transparent to the American people."
“The White House visitor logs are a first step to obtain basic information, but we expect the White House to cooperate with additional information requests made by the committee and outside watchdog groups," said the leaders.
