Reince Priebus Quotes

The responsibility of a minister is to step aside when there is a criminal investigation of the department. That protects the propriety of Parliament and of responsible government.

There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be setting the example of transparency.

I ask the vice president to stop dodging the issue with legalese, and acknowledge his continued ties with Halliburton to the American people.

In Minnesota, we hold our leaders to a higher standard. We demand that the men and women we send to Washington stand above reproach and steer clear of the web of corruption, kickbacks and special favors.

When you decide you're going to be a public servant, you should not be able to take on interests that conflict with the city.

There's going to be a new code on Parliament Hill: bend the rules, you will be punished; break the law, you will be charged; abuse the public trust, you will go to prison.

The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical standards falter or appear to falter.

I think they [Hillary and Bill Clinton] have been - they have shown over and over again that they're willing to be transparent and that they have gone beyond the letter of the law, to show that they're trying to make sure there are bright red, green, purple lines that will separate them from any type of conflict.

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.

It's my father's legacy. My father's view was that the public is the employer of these government employees and has the right to know what they're up to.

Ever since I arrived in Washington in April 2009, I have been fighting for more transparency and accountability in government.

I'm concerned about truth and credibility in government.

Ethics in government has always been important to me.

To restore and keep the public's confidence in the integrity of their government, state government and its officials must be open, honest and transparent.

If you chose to serve in Congress or on a congressional staff, you should be barred for life from working for any company, organization, or association which lobbies the federal government.

The citizens of New Hampshire expect and deserve a government as clean as our mountain streams and as open as our blue skies. Today let us pledge together to make this government - the people's government - clean, open and honest.

I'm the only honest person in Washington.

This is beyond loyalty and friendship. It is about the integrity of this institution of the Senate.

If you have faith in the public sector, as I do, you must be the harshest critic of corruption, waste and fraud in government.

I am committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct for government officials.

We have every confidence that people within the White House have behaved appropriately.

If you're a public official, your life is an open book.

We need to ban outside income for elected officials. Transparency alone is not enough; it doesn't solve the problem of creating outside dependencies.

I think Evan Bayh directly should answer to the many Hoosiers I've spoken with who have questions about his ethical practices, or lack thereof, when he served in the United States Senate.

Whoever is running the country should not be in the pay of a foreign interest. The best way is to see tax returns.