[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 42 (Friday, March 8, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY

  (Mr. COLLINS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, last Congress, the Judiciary 
Committee interviewed multiple DOJ and FBI officials about their 
actions regarding the 2016 elections.
  People anticipate the Mueller report soon. Will he find any so-called 
collusion, or was the only collusion among agency personnel who hated 
the President and started this investigation?
  Our interview transcripts were pertinent to a congressional 
investigation; but the 115th Congress ended, the investigation was 
closed, and copies were shared with certain Members of Congress.
  Out of an abundance of caution, we gave DOJ an opportunity to review 
them for information that would endanger national security; but after 
many months and little progress, our patience grows thin.
  The proposed redactions had nothing to do with national security and 
are anathema to our goal of government transparency. I am, therefore, 
today making one of those transcripts public.
  Madam Speaker, to avoid burdening GPO with a 200-page transcript, I 
include in the Record the link www.dougcollins.house.gov/ohr so the 
American people can review the transcript of Bruce Ohr.
  I intend to make other transcripts public soon. I am willing to 
consider any reasonable redactions DOJ makes in a timely manner but 
won't allow these transcripts to remain shrouded in secrecy.

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