ALA commends Sens. Lieberman, McCain for introducing bill to open CRS documents to the public

Contact: Jenni Terry


Press Officer


ALA Washington Office


202-628-8410


jterry@alwash.org

For Immediate Release


May 4, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) today sent letters to Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), thanking them for introducing S. Res. 118, legislation to allow no-fee public access to taxpayer-funded Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports.

The CRS produces well-researched and balanced reports on a wide variety of current issues affecting our citizens and country. Unfortunately, CRS reports are not systematically made freely available to the public through the Federal Depository Library Program or any other means. No-fee public access to these reports has been a goal the ALA has pursued for many years.

The letter can be viewed
here.