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Time for open Democratic government

In the past few weeks the U.S. Secretary of State has made visits to Korea, Japan, China and now Russia on my dollar.

I pay taxes to fund the federal government and in return I have the right to know what transpires at meetings with foreign governments. This administration has decided to keep foreign policy a secret. Not how an open democratic government works.

Why are we silently accepting this?

This story was originally published April 14, 2017 at 6:30 PM with the headline "Time for open Democratic government."

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