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 As you know, Congress is about to vote on a bailout bill for the financial
 sector. Whether you support this bill or not, we ask that you immediately  call your Senators and demand that strong whistleblower protections be  included in the bill because if we had meaningful whistleblower protection  we probably wouldn't be in the mess we are in today!!!
 
 Just call 202-224-3121 and ask for each of you Senator's offices. Tell them
 that there can be no meaningful accountability in the bailout bill without
 strong whistleblower protections. If you are going to call it has to be done
 today and right away!!!

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In an unprecedented show of solidarity and hunger for reform, public interest groups from across the political spectrum are urging Congress to pass whistleblower reforms this term. With the Congressional session winding down, and Congress readying a bill to provide massive corporations with hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer money, getting the whistleblower legislation passed has never been more urgent.

The following press release was issued yesterday by a coalition of good government groups including the National Whistleblowers Center and the Government Accountability Project. It includes links to three sign-on letters, representing over 200 organizations and millions of Americans, to Congressional leaders detailing the urgent need for whistleblower protections.
 

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The National Whistleblower issued this action alert yesterday demanding that Congress amend the banking "bailout" bill to include the whistleblower provisions included in H.R. 985. The alert, written by NWC advocacy director Lindsey Williams, rightly points out that in order to ensure that this taxpayer funded multi-billion dollar lifesaver isn't subjected to fraud, waste or abuse, the bill should include strong whistleblower protections.

Further, Congress has stalled long enough in passing the Whistleblower Protection Act amendments (hr.985) and this is the perfect opportunity to add them, as an amendment, to a bill that is sure to pass.

Click here to take action on this issue.

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On September 8^th,  181 public interest organizations, including the National Whistleblower Center, sent a letter to Congress urging  it to pass much needed amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act  (WPA). The crucial amendments would grant employees the right to jury trials, protect scientists who report fraud in federal research, protect whistleblowers in the FBI and other intelligence agency, and extend coverage to Transportation Security Officers (airport screeners).   The House and Senate have both passed versions of the WPA (H.R. 985 and S. 274).  However, the House version is a much more comprehensive reform of the WPA and includes many of the revisions that we deem essential to the protection of whistleblowers.   We are asking Congress to act quickly to reconcile these bills before the end of this session.

Click here to read the letter. 

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