January 26, 2010 · Posted in: General
Lawmakers urged: Ratify FOI Act now!
With just five Congress session days to go, a broad coalition of over 100 media, civil society and nongovernment organizations yesterday urged senators and congressmen to set aside partisan politics this week and ratify the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act as a unanimous vote for good governance and stronger democratic institutions.
In a statement, the Right to Know Right Now! Network also commended the members of the Congress Bicameral Conference Committee that approved the FOI Act “not only with efficiency and dispatch, but also with the responsibility and care to introduce even further refinements” to reconcile the two chambers’ respective bills.
“After long struggle, the passage of the Freedom of Information Act is finally near at hand,” the Network said, adding that it would take just a few minutes for the two chambers to ratify the Bicameral Conference Committee Report.
“For a few minutes of session on Tuesday or Wednesday (January 26 or 27), we count on our senators and congressmen to set aside political contentions that go with the coming elections, and unanimously ratify the Freedom of Information Act,” the Network said.
