WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led their colleagues in the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus in a unanimously-passed Senate resolution celebrating July 30 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.
“Support for whistleblowers is something we can all get behind. It can and should unite every member of Congress who believes government needs to remain transparent and accountable to the people. This resolution renews our shared commitment to strengthen the nation’s whistleblower laws and protect whistleblowers when they speak up,” Grassley said.
“Whistleblowers are a fail-safe for our government, who sound the alarm on waste, fraud and abuse of public resources. Congress should support the brave individuals who choose to speak out, and strengthen laws that allow them to raise issues without fear of retaliation,” Wyden said.
The resolution, which unanimously passed the Senate, celebrates the brave contributions of whistleblowers to combating waste, fraud, abuse and violations of laws and regulations of the United States, dating back to its earliest days.
On July 30, 1778, the Continental Congress unanimously passed the first whistleblower legislation in the United States, stating that “it is the duty of all persons in the service of the United States, as well as all other the inhabitants thereof, to give the earliest information to Congress or other proper authority of any misconduct, frauds or misdemeanors committed by any officers or...
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