Kucherena insisted that the secrecy is necessary for Snowden's protection.
Another might be a recognition that the secrecy around it has been corrosive.
Broadwater contends that the secrecy poses no obstacle to approving the plant.
One reason is that the secrecy involved in the system can be unfair to authors.
Only they can ask that the secrecy be lifted, and they did not do so.
Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, said: "I understand the argument that the secrecy will facilitate robust discussion.
And there is also a consensus that the secrecy surrounding the monument has added to its allure.
The other aspect is that the secrecy, the double-life thing, had a dramatic side to it.
The lawsuit had drawn attention to arguments that the secrecy in device pricing has contributed to rising costs.
The report also makes clear that the secrecy in the state's practices badly damaged "the execution process".
Some fear that the "secrecy bill", a law intended to protect state information, will be used to stifle criticism of the government.
