AMERICA RISING 1555 Wilson Blvd, Suite 307, Arlington, VA 22209 VIAFAX: (202) 261-8579 January 14, 2016 John F. Hackett Acting Director, Of?ce of Information Programs and Services US. Department of State Building 515 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC. 20522-8100 Dear Mr. Hackett: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 1} 552, America Rising hereby requests access to all records of communications between Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and the Of?ce of the Secretary of State that refer to Hillary Clinton?s use of a personal email account. The scope of this request is March 2, 2015, through the date the agency initiates its search. Please include any communications sent to or received from Senator Sanders during the same period by the Department?s of?ces of public affairs, legislative/ congressional affairs, and executive secretariat. For fee purposes, America Rising should be considered an ?other? requester in accordance with 5 U.S.C. America Rising intends to inform the public about the existence and content of any disclosed records. America Rising is not making this request on behalf of any client, nor does it intend to use the records for ?nancial gain. America Rising is willing to commit to pay up to $25.00 in applicable fees. If the amount of fees is likely to exceed $25.00, please contact me before processing the request further. In order to minimize fees, America Rising is willing to accept records in electronic format and/ or double-sided copies. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. Sincerely, Colin Reed Executive Director, America Rising PAC colinreed@americarisingpac.org AMERICA RISING 1555 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 307, Arlington, VA 22209 January 14, 2016 VIAEMAIL: foia@hq.dhs.g0v Karen Neuman FOLA Of?cer U.S. Department of Homeland Security STOP-0655 245 Murray Lane, SW Washington, DC. 20528-0655 Dear Ms. Neuman: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, America Rising hereby requests access to all records of communications between Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and the Of?ce of the Secretary regarding immigration reform, border security measures, or the reduction in funding levels for the Department or its component agencies. The timeframe of this request is from January 1, 2007, through the date the agency initiates its search. Please include any communications sent to or received from Senator Sanders during the same period by the Department's of?ces of public affairs, legislative/congressional affairs, and executive secretariat. For fee purposes, America Rising should be considered an ?other? requester in accordance with 5 U.S.C. America Rising intends to use the requested records to educate the public about Senator Sanders -- who is running for president and his relationship with the Department. America Rising is willing to pay applicable fees up to $50.00. If the amount of fees will exceed $50.00, please notify me of the estimated fees before further processing the request. Please provide the requested records in electronic format if they are readily reproducible in that format. If a certain set of records can be disclosed more expeditiously, please release those records ?rst and produce the remaining records on a rolling basis as circumstances permit. If you have any questions about this request, please contact me at Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Colin Reed Executive Director, America Rising PAC colinreed@americarisingpac.0rg AMERICA RISING 1555 Wilson Blvd., Suite 307, Arlington, VA 22209 January 14, 2016 VIA FAX: (202) 514-1009 Laurie Day Chief, Initial Request Staff Of?ce of Information Policy US. Department of Justice Suite 11050 1425 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC. 20530-0001 Dear Ms. Day: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, America Rising hereby requests access to all records of communications between Senator Bernie Sanders (I- VT) and Attorney General Eric Holder that refers to Hillary Clinton?s use of a personal email account. The scope of this request is March 2, 2015, through the date the agency initiates its search. Please include any communications sent to or received from Senator Sanders during the same period by the Department?s of?ces of public affairs, legislative/ congressional affairs, and executive secretariat. For fee purposes, America Rising should be considered an ?other? requester in accordance with 5 U.S.C. America Rising intends to inform the public about the existence and content of any disclosed records. America Rising is not making this request on behalf of any client, nor does it intend to use the records for ?nancial gain. America Rising is willing to commit to pay up to $25.00 in applicable fees. If the amount of fees is likely to exceed $25.00, please contact me before processing the request further. In order to minimize fees, America Rising is willing to accept records in electronic format and/ or double-sided copies. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. Sincerely, Colin Reed Executive Director, America Rising PAC colinreed@americarisingpac.org AMERICA RISING 1555 Wilson Blvd, Ste. 307, Arlington, VA 22209 January 14, 2016 VIAFAX: (571) 372-0500 Stephanie Carr FOIA Contact US. Department of Defense FOLA Requester Service Center Of?ce of Freedom of Information 1155 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301?1155 Dear Ms. Carr: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, America Rising hereby requests access to all records of communications between Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and the Of?ce of the Secretary of Defense and Joint Staff regarding reductions in funding levels for the Department of Defense and/or the military. The timeframe of this request is from January 1, 2007, through the date the agency initiates its search. Please include any communications sent to or received from Senator Sanders during the same period by the Department?s of?ces of public affairs, legislative/ congressional affairs, and executive secretariat. For fee purposes, America Rising should be considered an ?other? requester pursuant to 5 U.S.C. America Rising intends to use the requested records to educate the public about Senator Sanders -- who is running for president -- and his relationship with the Department of Defense. America Rising is willing to pay applicable fees up to $50.00. If the amount of fees will exceed $50.00, please notify me of the estimated fees before further processing the request Please provide the requested records in electronic format if they are readily reproducible in that format. If a certain set of records can be disclosed more expeditiously, please release those records ?rst and produce the remaining records on a rolling basis as circumstances permit. If you have any questions about this request, please contact me at Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Colin Re?tv?/ Executive Director, America Rising PAC colinreed@americarisingpac.org AMERICA RISING 1555 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 307, Arlington, VA 22209 VIA FAX: (202) 690-8320 January 14, 2016 Michael S. Marquis Director, Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts Division Mary E. Switzer Building, Room 2221 330 Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Mr. Marquis: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, America Rising hereby requests access to all records of communications between Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and the Of?ce of the Secretary regarding: the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare; - implementation and maintenance of the ObamaCare created health care exchanges; and any requests for reviews 0f or cost estimates or appraisals of a single?payer health care plan. The timeframe of this request is from January 1, 2010, to the date the agency initiates a search. For fee purposes, America Rising should be considered an ?other? requester in accordance with 5 U.S.C. America Rising intends to use the requested records to educate the public about Senator Sanders who sits on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor Pensions and is running president - and his relationship with the Department. America Rising is willing to pay applicable fees up to $50.00. If the amount of fees will exceed $50.00, please notify me of the estimated fees before further processing the request. Please provide the requested records in electronic format if they are readily reproducible in that format. If a certain set of records can be disclosed more expeditiously, please release those records ?rst and produce the remaining records on a rolling basis as circumstances permit. If you have any questions about this request, please contact me at Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, WM Colin Reed Executive Director, America Rising PAC AMERICA RISING 1555 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 307, Arlington, VA 22209 January 14, 2016 Mr. Larry F. Gottesman National Freedom of Information Of?cer U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Avenue, NW (2822T) Washington, D.C. 20460 Dear Mr. Gottesrnan: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, America Rising hereby requests access to all records of communications between Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and the Of?ce of the Administrator regarding: - ?coa or ?carbon emissions? or ?proposed regulations,? including the President?s Clean Power Plan; - ?ethanol? - any request for review or cost analysis of a so-called ?cap?and-trade? plan; and - any request for review or cost analysis of a carbon tax. The timeframe of this request is from January 1, 2010, through the date that the agency initiates the search. For fee purposes, America Rising should be considered an ?other? requester in accordance with 5 U.S.C. America Rising intends to use the requested records to educate the public about Senator Sanders - who sits on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and is running president and his relationship with the EPA. America Rising is willing to pay applicable fees up to $50.00. If the amount of fees will exceed $50.00, please notify me of the estimated fees before further processing the request. Please provide the requested records in electronic format if they are readily reproducible in that format. If a certain set of records can be disclosed more expeditiously, please release those records ?rst and produce the remaining records on a rolling basis as circumstances permit. If you have any questions about this request, please contact me at Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, 57%. Colin Reed Executive Director, America Rising PAC colinreed@americarisingpac.org