Sign On Re: DHS Measures the Threaten Safety and Family Unity of Immigrant Children
June 16, 2020 Chad Wolf Acting Secretary Department of Homeland Security 301 7th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20528 Re: Recent DHS Measures That Threaten the Safety and Family Unity of Vulnerable Immigrant Children Dear Acting Secretary Wolf: The undersigned 122 organizations strongly oppose recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) measures [...]
Sign On: #ProtectBlackDissent & Defund Surveillance
Read the original letter here. June 17, 2020 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy House Republican Leader Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Jerold Nadler House Judiciary Committee Chairman Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Jim Jordan House Judiciary Committee Ranking [...]
Sign On: Police Reform Bill
June 16, 2020 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker U.S. House of Representatives 1236 Longworth House [...]
Open Letter From Law Enforcement Whistleblowers to Congress
June 16, 2020 Open Letter From Law Enforcement Whistleblowers to Congress We are law enforcement officers who have dedicated our lives to protecting the public. We also have blown the whistle on law enforcement abuses of power that betray our mission by endangering the public’s rights or lives. Now more [...]
Sign On: Policy Paper on Ending Gag Lawsuits
Read the original policy paper here. Ending Gag Lawsuits in Europe Protecting Democracy and Fundamental Rights The problem: gag lawsuits against public interest defenders The EU must end gag lawsuits used to silence individuals and organisations that hold those in positions of power to account. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation [...]
Letter to Philadelphia Leaders and Police on 1st Amendment Rights
June 5, 2020 Philadelphia Mayor James F. Kenney Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw Philadelphia City Council Dear Mayor Kenney, Commissioner Outlaw and the Philadelphia City Council: Over the course of several days, we have witnessed and documented multiple instances of police violence. This has included unlawful arrests of journalists and [...]
Coalition Letter to Congress in Support of the CORE Act
May 26, 2020 Coalition Letter to Congress in Support of the CORE Act The Hon. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) The Hon. Charles Schumer (D-NY) United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Hon. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) The Hon. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Members of the [...]
Sign On: Amendments to USA Freedom Reauthorization Act 2020
May 11, 2020 Dear Senators, The undersigned organizations write to urge you to support privacy-protective amendments to H.R. 6172, the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020, to oppose the underlying bill if improvements are not adopted, and to oppose amendments offered that would weaken the bill. We applaud the Senate [...]
Sign-On: Stimulus Transparency Accountability Letter
April 21, 2020 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker United States House of Representatives The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader United States House of Representatives Dear Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, and [...]
Sign On: Stimulus Whistleblowing Protections
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20514 Washington, D.C. 20514 The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Chuck Schumer Majority Leader of the United States Senate Minority Leader of the United States Senate Washington, [...]
Sign On: Organizations Call on Congress To Pass Inspector General Removal Protections
April 10, 2020 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 [...]
Sign On: Bipartisan Groups Lay Out Principles for Transparency and Oversight of Coronavirus Stimulus Spending
April 6, 2020 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of [...]
Sign On: Coalition to Make Whistleblowing Safe During COVID-19 and Beyond
The signatories to this letter call on all public authorities and institutions to protect those who report or expose the harms, abuses and serious wrongdoing that arise during this period of crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We also encourage all citizens and workers to participate in ensuring our governments, [...]
MISC Steering Committee Letter Re: Whistleblower Rights Priorities
February 25, 2020 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker U.S. House of Representatives 1236 Longworth House [...]
Sign-on: MISC Letter to Congress RE: Whistleblower Rights
February 25, 2020 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker U.S. House of Representatives 1236 Longworth House [...]
Letter: CFO Vision Act
Coalition Letter Endorses CFO Vision Act Dear Senators Enzi, Warner, Grassley, Johnson, Perdue, and Lankford: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, representing a diverse coalition of taxpayer, transparency, and government oversight advocates, we write to applaud the introduction of the CFO Vision Act of 2020. The 1990 CFO Act provided [...]
Sign-On: Congress Must Establish an Independent Immigration Court
United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Re: Congress Must Establish an Independent Immigration Court Dear Member of Congress: We, the undersigned international, national, state, and local immigration, civil rights, faith-based, government accountability, and labor organizations respectfully call on Congress to establish an [...]
Letter to Congress Re: Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act of 2020
Dear Representatives and Senators, The undersigned organizations represent tens of millions of constituents from across the country and the political spectrum. We write to endorse the Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act of 2020 (SAPRA) and urge your office to cosponsor this important piece of legislation. The bill would significantly reform [...]
Letter to Congress: Senate Should Prohibit Outing a Whistleblower
The Honorable Mitch McConnell Senate Majority Leader The Honorable Chuck Schumer Senate Minority Leader Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, and Members of the United States Senate: The Government Accountability Project, the Liberty Coalition, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), and the Taxpayers Protection Alliance urge the Senate to [...]
Letter to Senate Rules Cmte on Congressional and Public Access to CRS Reports
January 23, 2020 The Honorable Roy Blunt The Honorable Amy Klobuchar Chair Ranking Member Committee on Rules and Administration Committee on Rules and Administration 260 Russell Senate Office Building 425 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chair Blunt and Ranking Member Klobuchar: We write to [...]