WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today secured support from President Trump’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner nominee, Rodney Scott, on two longtime Grassley priorities.
Grassley is calling on CBP to immediately reinstate three CBP whistleblowers – Mark Jones, Mike Taylor and Fred Wynn – who’ve sounded the alarm to Grassley’s office over CBP’s unlawful failure to collect DNA from illegal immigrants encountered at the border.
Grassley noted to Scott, “It would assure my support for your nomination if these [whistleblowers] can be 100% redirected from the punishment they had by the previous administration.”
Scott responded: “Thank you for always stepping up and supporting the whistleblowers. I think it’s a critical part of our government, it pushes transparency… I do know those three [whistleblowers], and I know one allegation that’s never been levied against them is a challenge of their integrity. I will look into [this], and I will hold people accountable if they’ve violated policies.”
Scott additionally voiced support for Grassley’s legislative push to enhance CBP’s information-sharing capabilities to crack down on counterfeit imports, saying: “Border security is a team sport, and this is no different in the trade environment… Sharing information that is not a threat to other corporations, with the supply chain partners…is critically important.”
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