Jeff Duncan Quotes

Impeachment of the Chief Executive is essential to avoid political assassination when the Executive has rendered himself obnoxious

My big problem with Hillary and the Department of State where Benghazi is concerned is there is just no accountability.

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

Oppositions are not there to get legislation through. Oppositions are there to hold the government to account.

Democratic government is responsible government—which means accountable government--and the essential problem in contracting out is that responsibility and accountability are greatly diminished.

We need to have some people fired for reasons of public trust.

I think there are still unanswered questions about Benghazi. I think there are unanswered questions, and they could be easily answered. But I think they need to be answered.

Unfortunately for the American people, the Obama-Clinton-Rice cabal that led to the Benghazi cover-up was far more interested in political-damage control than serious damage assessment.

One, if one is sensible, blames government, not the servers of government, not those entangled in their governments.

We should never forget the government should be held accountable for providing services.

With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again.

The American people deserve answers about Benghazi before we move forward with military involvement in Syria's civil war.

Traditionally, in America, we have accountability as kind of a key feature of each branch of government in some way. So, you know, you obviously have to run for office. Or if you're a judge, you've got to be nominated by political officials and so on.

No-one is forced to stand for Parliament; no-one is compelled to become a minister. If you take on those roles, which are great privileges, you also take on big responsibilities.

Any time there's a scandal, we always try and get involved.

My biggest, you know, regret is what happened in Benghazi. It was a terrible tragedy losing four Americans - two diplomats and, now it's public so I can say, two CIA operatives.

A fierce and principled opposition stops a fat, complacent government from making stupid mistakes.

Whistleblowers play a vital role in ensuring that the federal government is accountable to the people it serves.

I do worry about breaking things - things that don't belong to me.

I don't think I was ever responsible for anything being canceled.

There's a coalition of folks here in Georgia who want representation that's focused on local economic development and on accountability and not on the partisan circus in Washington.

The day corruption charges are levelled against me, I would retire and sit at home.

One of the reasons the American public holds unelected government officials in such low esteem is that they are never held accountable for their failures.

I will never take a day off policing the people we pay and keep a public trust with. I will use my camera, my pen, my pad, and my network to do my part, to make sure that Americans will no longer fear their government. Or its employees. They work for us - not the other way around.

In the end, the responsibility of government abuse lies with the president.