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Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement after House passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act:

“The House took an important step today to bring long overdue transparency to the Jeffrey Epstein atrocities. The public deserves to understand how he operated for so many years without being held fully accountable. No one, regardless of status or power, should ever be shielded from justice.

“Releasing these records must be done carefully to uphold due process and protect victims. This bill moves us toward that goal by requiring broad disclosure while allowing limited redactions for victim privacy, national security and active investigations. However, additional refinement is needed to address lingering concerns about victim protection, treatment of unproven allegations and the risk of exposing sensitive investigative information. I urge the Senate to strengthen these provisions as it takes up the measure and expect agencies to use every available tool to ensure victims’ identities are not disclosed except where required by law.

“Full transparency is necessary to expose any abuse of power involved. With House passage of this bill, we are one step closer to bringing clarity to a case shrouded in secrecy for far too long.”

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