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Ethics and Accountablity

Kay Hagan has a record of pushing for more accountability in government and ensuring responsible use of taxpayer money. She pushed for more accountability and auditing requirements when state funds were being given to nonprofits, and she supported a budget process to evaluate public services and ensure that only effective programs and departments received funding. Kay has said, “Anytime we use [taxpayer dollars] for any program, there must be accountability and the agencies must know how that money was spent.”

As a United States senator, Kay will deliver the same approach by fighting to restore fiscal order to a federal government riddled with budget deficits, earmarks and tax loopholes designed to benefit powerful special interests. Kay believes, as Justice Brandeis has said, that sunlight is the greatest disinfectant to government activity, and she will publicly disclose all of the federal project funds she requests on behalf of North Carolina. She will also push for other members to ensure that her Senate office is open and accountable to the public.

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