WASHINGTON -- Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, today led 20 of their colleagues in introducing a resolution designating July 30, 2023 as “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.”
The bipartisan resolution celebrates whistleblowers’ courageous contributions to combating legal and regulatory violations, waste, fraud and abuse in the United States. Grassley and Wyden have spearheaded the effort for 10 consecutive years. It has passed the Senate unanimously every year.
“The cornerstone of the United States’ government is accountability to the people it serves. Whistleblowers put their jobs and reputations on the line to uphold that bedrock principle. Our laws should empower their oversight and ensure they can come forward without fear of retribution,” Grassley said. “Protecting whistleblowers is good government, plain and simple, and that’s something we can all get behind.”
“Whistleblowers are brave individuals who sound the alarm on fraud, waste, and abuse of public resources,” Wyden said. “It’s time for Congress to step up and support whistleblowers by strengthening laws that allow them to raise issues without fear of retaliation. Whistleblowers are the fail-safe for our government and I’ll fight tooth and nail to shore up protections that bolster our democratic institutions.”
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