Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has called on President Joseph Biden to host a Rose Garden ceremony on July 30th, 2023 in honor of Whistleblower Appreciation Day.
This request came on April 4th, just a day after the bipartisan Administrative False Claims Act, a bill Grassley introduced targeting small but frequent frauds against the government and taxpayers, was unanimously passed in the Senate.
In his letter to President Biden, Grassley stressed the important role whistleblowers play in fighting waste, fraud, and abuse, deeming them deserving of this recognition.
“A Rose Garden ceremony on Whistleblower Appreciation Day with the President of the United States honoring whistleblowers for their courage and sacrifice sends a loud, clear message that our government leaders appreciate the importance of whistleblowers and retaliation will not be tolerated,” Grassley said. “It would inspire confidence in those who witness wrongdoing to stand up and do something to fix it. It would help build a culture of integrity where employees are not afraid to raise legitimate concerns because they know retaliators will be punished, not the whistleblower.”
According to the letter, Grassley has requested this event from every president since Ronald Raegan. No President has agreed thus far.
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