Republicans Launch Task Force to Declassify Sensitive Government Records

Prolonged government secrecy has eroded public trust, fueling demands for greater transparency, said Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.)

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) speaks during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Feb. 18 announced the Republican appointments to a new task force aimed at declassifying federal secrets and increasing government transparency.

The committee’s chairman, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), newly appointed chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, named task force members Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), and Brandon Gill (R-Texas) in a Feb. 18 statement.