Victor Ponta Quotes

In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.

I firmly believe that the most important feature of spending the people's money is complete transparency.

No, I was pleased that it is possible for somebody who makes full disclosure as I've done, not only of the contributors, but also how the money is spent.

The taxpayers deserve accountability.

I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the public's trust.

We need more transparency and accountability in government so that people know how their money is being spent. That means putting budgets online, putting legislation online.

I don't think we've asked the right questions, the tough questions, at the right time, in Washington.

For citizens to become fully engaged in holding their leadership to account, accurate information is required to see where action is needed, to measure the results of policies and programmes, to build support for courageous decisions and to consolidate political legitimacy.

Fostering transparency and accountability at the Federal Reserve was one of my principal objectives when I became Chairman in February 2006.

I am the only public servant and the only Mexican President ever who has made his finances public from before, during, and after public service.

I am not on trial here, Mr. Chairman. This committee is on trial here before the American people. Let us get that straight.

I will never, ever, ever change one thing I did with my policies at city hall.

The American people deserve to know what's on Trump's tax returns. And Trump must show that he truly embraces accountability and transparency and understands what it means to work on behalf of the public interest.

Politicians can and should be held accountable for their choices.

Bringing accountability to Washington has been an important part of my time in office and an important part of my campaign.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

When in doubt, one can rarely go wrong by going public.

We need transparency in government spending. We need to put each government expenditure online so every Floridian can see where their tax money is being spent.

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

I will run an open government that speaks with honesty, seeks opinion, listens to its citizens.

I think Canadians want to get a feel for the people who will serve them... and, for me, I think that Canadians will trust people who trust them.

In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if they are kept in the dark about what their government is doing, they cannot be in a position to make well-grounded decisions.

To restore the trust of the people, we must reform the way the government operates.

I think there's been a decline in the public's access to what's being done with their tax dollars, what's being done in their name. I hope that that will be repaired.

We need to ask our policy makers and those we elect to office who are supposed to make decisions to give us the evidence of the facts that are behind the decisions that we make. We should be skeptical.