During his speech at the National Whistleblower Day celebration on Capitol Hill, Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger reiterated his call for a permanent National Whistleblower Day.
“I urge both houses of Congress to permanently pass legislation recognizing Whistleblower Appreciation Day forevermore,” Dellinger stated to loud applause.
Dellinger first announced that he is pushing for the permanent recognition of National Whistleblower Day on June 20, sending a letter to Congress calling on legislation on the matter. Each year since 2013, the Senate has unanimously passed a resolution designating July 30 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day but whistleblowers and advocates have been pushing for a permanent designation.
During his speech, Dellinger also praised the advocacy on behalf of whistleblowers of Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR). Dellinger also gave special thanks to all the whistleblowers both in attendance and elsewhere, noting that “without whistleblowers there could not be any Whistleblower Appreciation Day and to me you are whistle-heros.”
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