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Senators Honor Whistleblowers at First Congressional Celebration of National Whistleblower Day

Mary Jane WilmothbyMary Jane Wilmoth
August 11, 2015
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On July 30, the U.S. Senate’s Kennedy Caucus Room was packed with whistleblowers, their families and whistleblower advocates as six senators and one representative each gave moving remarks in recognition of National Whistleblower day. This event, hosted by the National Whistleblower Center, marked the first Congressional celebration of National Whistleblower Day. The commemoration of July 30th as National Whistleblower Day recognizes the passage of the first ever whistleblower law that date in 1778, as well as the crucial role whistleblowers play today in defending our nation from waste, fraud and abuse.

Sen. Chuck Grassley tells the audience of whistleblowers and their supporters that the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus thinks they are important and retaliation will not be tolerated at at first Congressional celebration of National Whistleblower Day. Photo credit: Tom Wolfe.Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, one of two keynote speakers for the event told the audience “Experience shows us that silencing patriotic people that we call whistleblowers, just allows wrongdoing to fester and spread. By pointing out problems, whistleblowers foster transparency and make it possible for their organizations to do better. Transparency brings accountability.”

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Grassley went on to say, “With their words and actions, leaders have to make clear that whistleblowers are important and retaliation is not tolerated. For many years I’ve asked the President of the United States to have a Rose Garden ceremony honoring whistleblowers. Because we need to have it from the top of bureaucracy to the lowest levels of bureaucracy.”

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Sen. Ron Wyden delivers moving speech supporting whistleblowers at first Congressional celebration of National Whistleblower Day. Photo credit: Tom Wolfe.Ron Wyden of Oregon, the other keynote speaker, assured the crowd that the newly created Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus “truly appreciates whistleblowers and what you do to make our country a better place. You have a solemn pledge from all of us, democrats and republicans that are a part of the Whistleblower Caucus. We want you to know that we are going to stay at it until everybody in America can feel comfortable to come forward and say ‘This is wrong, I need to say something and for the first time people in government will have my back when I do it.’”

The other legislators who spoke were Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Mark Kirk of Illinois, who are members of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus. Congresswoman Jackie Speier of California also spoke in support of whistleblowers.

The Senate passed a resolution again this year marking July 30th as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.

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Senator Grassley’s National Whistleblower Day Remarks

2015 National Whistleblower Appreciation Day Resolution

 More information about making July 30th a permanent day of recognition honoring whistleblowers: www.nationalwhistleblowerday.org

Photo Credit: Tom Wolfe

Tags: National Whistleblower CenterNational Whistleblower DaySen. Charles GrassleySen. Ron WydenSenate Whistleblower Protection Caucus
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Mary Jane Wilmoth is the publisher of Whistleblower Network News, where she heads the editorial staff. She writes about breaking whistleblower news, and False Claims Act whistleblowers, SEC whistleblowers, IRS whistleblowers, FCPA whistleblowers, and CFTC whistleblowers. Mary Jane is the managing partner at the whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, and a frequent contributor to The Whistleblower and Qui Tam Blog. She is a licensed attorney in the District of Columbia and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center).

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