because I believe in open, honest government, where we hold our leaders accountable.

One of the principles that we operate on in this country is that leaders are held accountable. The simple truth is that we went into Iraq on the basis of some intuition, some fear, and some exaggerated rhetoric and some very, very scanty evidence.

My opponents on the inside have said that the American people shouldn't hold them responsible for everything that happens because we don't understand how things work in Washington,

Security is the first promise of any government, and Democrats mean to help deliver it.

Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!

We're going to hold those accountable that need to be held accountable.