After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Open government is, within limits, an ideal that we all share. U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed it when he took office in January 2009.
Ever since I arrived in Washington in April 2009, I have been fighting for more transparency and accountability in government.
We are united around a simple goal, and that is keeping the government open while protecting our constituents from the harmful effects of Obamacare.
What makes our country unique is its commitment to being open, to making its leaders accountable.
Open the way before the new government to prove that it is for serving the people.
Given the pervasive secrecy of the Bush-Cheney administration, and the sorry consequences of that disposition, President Barack Obama's early emphasis on openness in government seems almost inevitable.
I believe good governments have nothing to hide. We want to ensure we maintain confidence in our public institutions.
I will run an open government that speaks with honesty, seeks opinion, listens to its citizens.
I'm a very political person, and I think things through clearly, even when I was 18 years old.
The fundamental challenge is that people like me simply do not trust the federal government any longer.
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