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Stephen Boyle

Remarks of the President in Welcoming Senior Staff and Cabinet Secretaries to the White... - 0 views

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shared by Stephen Boyle on 26 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • However long we are keepers of the public trust we should never forget that we are here as public servants and public service is a privilege. It's not about advantaging yourself. It's not about advancing your friends or your corporate clients. It's not about advancing an ideological agenda or the special interests of any organization. Public service is, simply and absolutely, about advancing the interests of Americans.
  • They also deserve to know that there are rules on the books to keep it that way. They deserve a government that is truly of, by, and for the people.
  • The executive order on ethics I will sign shortly represents a clean break from business as usual.
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  • The way to make government responsible is to hold it accountable. And the way to make government accountable is make it transparent so that the American people can know exactly what decisions are being made, how they're being made, and whether their interests are being well served.
  • the way to solve the problems of our time, as one nation, is by involving the American people in shaping the policies that affect their lives
  • It will be withheld because a separate authority believes my request is well grounded in the Constitution.
  • Starting today, every agency and department should know that this administration stands on the side not of those who seek to withhold information but those who seek to make it known.
  • I will also hold myself as President to a new standard of openness. Going forward, anytime the American people want to know something that I or a former President wants to withhold, we will have to consult with the Attorney General and the White House Counsel, whose business it is to ensure compliance with the rule of law. Information will not be withheld just because I say so
  • Stephen Boyle on 26 Apr 13
     
    Transparency of government pledged through Executive Order
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