Support Accountability and Transparency in Government Tell Congress: Protect Whistleblowers and Taxpayers! When scientific research is altered or suppressed, when government contractors waste millions of taxpayer dollars, or when national security documents are falsified, witnesses need to know that they can blow the whistle without threatening their careers. We are closer than ever to ending retaliation against those who speak up to protect us! President Obama has often said transparency and accountability are priorities for his administration. As President-elect, he made this promise: “Barack Obama will strengthen whistleblower laws to protect federal workers who expose waste, fraud, and abuse of authority in government. Obama will ensure that federal agencies expedite the process for reviewing whistleblower claims and whistleblowers have full access to the courts and due process.” The legislation that will make Obama’s campaign promise law is the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 1507/S. 372). Help federal employees uphold the public trust! Use the sample message below to tell your members of Congress that you support the strongest possible protections for federal employees who keep the government transparent and accountable. Don't forget to Sign the Petition! Watch Public Citizen Testify for Whistleblowers in the House of Representatives and Learn More. Please take a moment to add some of your own words to the email below. This greatly increases the likelihood that your message will make a difference!

May 22, 2013 Subject: As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to support and pass The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 1507/S. 372). The Senate bill recently was improved with many added protections for whistleblowers, and was passed unanimously out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. It’s time for the Senate and House to pass this critical legislation for more accountability in government! The current system for federal whistleblowers is broken. Most honest federal workers fear retaliation if they speak out about waste, risk, fraud, and abuse. These are the people best situated, and most qualified, to make sure that our tax money—including hundreds of billions of dollars in stimulus spending—is being spent the way it was intended. Do we want them to be so afraid of retaliation that they can’t even do their jobs? It’s important that the law covers all federal workers and contractors, providing them with access to a jury of their peers if the administrative process fails. Please support the bipartisan Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act and the rights of the civil servants who safeguard the public trust and our tax dollars. Thank you for listening to my concerns and I look forward to your reply. We will add your signature from the information you provide.		First Name* Last Name* Email* Street* Street 2 Street 3 City* State/Province* Select a state Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Armed Forces (the) Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Newfoundland New Brunswick Nova Scotia Northwest Territories Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Territory Other Zip/Postal Code* Send an Email
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