Lawmaker wants to make it legal to record conversations with the feds

Citing recent scandals across the federal government, a Republican lawmaker is pushing a new bill that would make it legal for Americans to record most conversations they have with employees of federal agencies.
“I have heard story after story of federal regulators abusing their power,” said Rep. Lynn Jenkins, a Kansas Republican.
On Wednesday, Jenkins introduced legislation that she says would expand the rights of Americans to record their conversations with federal employees. Under current law, people are only able to lawfully record certain in-person conversations with IRS officials.

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