NASHVILLE, TN - The Tennessee Republican Party has issued the following statements regarding the Taxpayer Transparency in Government Act introduced today by statehouse Republicans.

“We fully support efforts to open up government to more public scrutiny, and nothing in government needs more scrutiny than how the government spends the taxpayers’ dollars.” - Bill Hobbs, Communications Director, Tennessee Republican Party.

“The Taxpayer Transparency in Government Act gives people the tools to help identify waste and questionable spending priorities and learn who is getting preferential treatment in the tax code. We believe that information will lead Tennesseans to become more involved in tax and spending policy and steer the state away from the current liberal cycle of explosive spending growth, tax increases, revenue shortfalls and budget cuts, and toward a more sustainable, conservative, fiscal path.” - Bill Hobbs, Communications Director, Tennessee Republican Party.

“The Taxpayer Transparency in Government Act shows that Tennesseans can trust Republican legislators to work toward effective solutions and better government that serves them, not the interests of politicians.” - Robin Smith, Chairman, Tennessee Republican Party.