Quotes About Oversight

Sometimes I have so many financial conflicts of interest that I can't even keep them straight.

No person, not even a congressman, is above the law.

Some Americans, like those working in government or nonprofits, know the consequences of having their salaries public.

Financial regulators should be particularly attentive to the financial consequences of their actions.

The 'FISA Amendments Act' would gut the oversight system established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which subjected domestic spying to review by a special intelligence court.

Keep under strict surveillance and control those secret establishments which, within your government structures, seem to regard themselves as above the law.

From the Fourth Amendment to post-Watergate reforms to the national outcry when Bush's warrantless surveillance was revealed in 2005, the United States has a strong tradition of overseeing the government's power to spy on its citizens.

Surveillance legislation passed in good faith has been stretched well beyond its original purpose.

If a prime minister can suspend parliament to deliver a 'no deal' Brexit, what will the government try to do next with no democratic scrutiny or oversight?

I think the I.R.S. is a Sword of Damocles over the First Amendment, and I think it is a menace.

As a member of Congress, I believe Congress must provide oversight of actions by the Executive Branch as our system of checks and balances requires.

The Federal Reserve and other central banks have adopted broad public policy objectives to guide the development and oversight of the payments system. At the Fed, we have identified efficiency and safety as our most fundamental objectives, as set forth in our Policy on Payment System Risk.

The Federal Reserve has a responsibility to ensure the safety and soundness of financial institutions and to contain systemic risks in financial markets.

Some amount of support from government and regulator is required when you are looking at resolving systemic issues.

Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision.

It] means they will continue the war until every man—perhaps every woman and child—lies face downward on the battlefield. Thousands of Japanese, maybe hundreds of thousands, accept it literally. To ignore this suicide complex would be as dangerous as our pre-war oversight of Japanese determination and cunning which made Pearl Harbor possible.

annoyed about this. "But the Lords exist to scrutinize the decisions of the Commons, and to curb their excesses.

Are we in danger of becoming the world's policeman

The most expensive part of a building is the mistakes.

Power should be a check on power.

Power can be very addictive, and it can be corrosive. And it's important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power, whether it be here or elsewhere.

The government has granted itself power it is not entitled to. There is no public oversight. The result is people like myself have the latitude to go further than they are allowed to.

I saw in the Nineties that we were increasing police power with get tough policies and 3 strikes laws, but without additional oversights.

Ethics and oversight are what you eliminate when you want absolute power.