Senate Judiciary Begins Mark Up Webcasts
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy announced this week that his panel will begin streaming live webcasts of its executive business meetings. The online offering, spearheaded by one of Capitol Hill's tech-savviest senators, begins Thursday when the committee is slated to consider a state secrets reform bill and a handful of other measures.
In accordance with government transparency legislation, which was signed into law last September, congressional committees are required to provide to the public video or audio recordings, or written transcripts. Leahy said the committee, which already provides video or audio webcasts of all legislative and oversight hearings, will also begin webcasting deliberations involving judicial and executive nominations.
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