Senator Menendez helps out with my FOIA request--NOT.
This is a phone call I recorded--and transcribed here--with a staffer from Senator Menendez' office who was responding to my request for "help with a Federal matter;" namely, an FOIA request that was met with exorbitant and unnecessary fees. I put it out so my fellow citizens know what their representatives mean when they offer to help you "with Federal matters." [note: as citizens, it is our right to tape conversations with government officials without their knowledge. Just like a corporation can document it's employees' actions surreptitiously, government officials are OUR employees and we can document them without their knowledge.] [ my remarks are in red ] Staff: You requested information from. . .under the Freedom of Information Act from the Dept. of Commerce? Me: Yes Staff: OK, so, unfortunately, I read over all the materials and , uh, unfortunately, because they address. . .unless you ...