Barney is legally required to exercise due diligence in seeing that the money is spent responsibly.

But he should also underscore that Americans want to ensure that the money is spent responsibly.

Yet so far, despite a pledge from Chad's rulers that oil revenues would be spent responsibly, Mr Noahengar has little reason for optimism.

Congress is entrusted with ensuring that our tax dollars are spent responsibly.

And while he has a political duty to make sure the money is spent responsibly, under the law, he has great latitude in how it can be spent.

"I think we couldn't possibly commit to future funding until we have some confidence that the $42 million has been spent responsibly," she said.

I understand that budgets have to be spent responsibly, but I see now that the provision of information in this field is still insufficient.

And, quite honestly, I cannot say that I expect all this taxpayers' money to be spent wisely and responsibly.

Moreover, the Commission's proposal offers few guarantees that European money will be responsibly spent.

As a member of this committee, Congressman Kingston has fought to rein in federal spending and ensure that your hard earned tax dollars are spent responsibly.