If you want to read government records, whether it’s the Epstein files or important climate reports, you — or your favorite journalist — will likely need a Freedom of Information Act office to release them.
But FOIA offices are under attack.
President Donald Trump’s “most transparent administration in history” is either closing them entirely or drastically cutting their staff. And the damage isn’t done yet — there may be even more layoffs at FOIA offices when the federal government begins its new fiscal year in October.
This is an existential threat to your right to know what the government is doing in the areas that impact you the most, including health, public safety, immigration, and national security.
Yet too many members of Congress have stayed silent about the dangers of growing secrecy.
It’s past time for every elected official to stand up for FOIA (after all, congressional offices rely on FOIA offices, too).
Luckily, FPF is making it easier to fight back.
Use our new tool to write your congressional representatives and tell them to demand that FOIA offices be kept open and fully staffed.
You can use FPF’s prewritten text and alert all your members of Congress in under a minute, or you can personalize your message as much as you like.
The important thing is that you make your voice heard. The public’s trust in the government may hang in the balance.
