And that's just what we'll do with this landmark legislation -- the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act.

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Mr Wilson conceded that the budget process "lacks transparency and is open to delay".

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But his tenure has not been without criticism, and he has sparred with students and the faculty over transparency and budget cuts.

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But as an avowed advocate of transparency and budget rules, he may at least minimise the obfuscation and dubious accounting that have characterised recent budgets.

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Plaid Cymru AM Elin Jones also voiced her concerns with regards to the transparency of the health budget.

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On the other, the chamber observed, Finra doesn't consider itself subject to government disclosure requirements and provides only "limited and superficial" transparency about its own budget and pay practices.

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Now over the past few weeks, administration officials have increasingly said this budget, there's going to be more transparency.

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