UN climate change whistleblowers must be protected
Mr. Steiner UNDP Administrator United Nations Development Programme One United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 USA 2nd February 2022 Dear Administrator Steiner, We are writing in response to your letter of 13 December 2021 on issues related to the UNDP GEF Russia Standards and Labels project and whistleblower protection, [...]
Coalition Letter Urging U.S. Government to Stand Up for Democracy at Home
January 31, 2022 The Honorable Susan E. Rice Domestic Policy Advisor White House Domestic Policy Council 1650 17th St NW Washington, D.C. 20502 The Honorable Jake Sullivan National Security Advisor White House National Security Council 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Ambassador Rice and Mr. Sullivan: We, [...]
Joint Letter Responding to RMX 2.0 and Title 42 Continuation
December 17, 2021 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden Jr. President of the United States The Honorable Kamala D. Harris Vice President of the United States Cc: The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security The Honorable Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State The Honorable Merrick B. [...]
Coalition Urges Congress to Close the Pentagon’s Revolving Door
The Honorable Jack Reed Chairman Senate Armed Services Committee The Honorable Adam Smith Chairman House Armed Services Committee The Honorable Jim Inhofe Ranking Member Senate Armed Services Committee The Honorable Mike Rogers Ranking Member House Armed Services Committee Dear Chairmen Reed and Smith and Ranking Members Inhofe and Rogers: [...]
Whistleblower Advocates Support S.Amendment 4437
November 19, 2021 The Honorable Maxine Waters Chairwoman, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services 2129 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Patrick McHenry Ranking Member, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services 4340 O’Neill House Office Building Washington, D.C. 2002 The Honorable Sherrod Brown Chairman, U.S. Senate [...]
Coalition Endorsement of The Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act
November 15, 2021 The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 RE: Coalition Endorsement of The Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act Dear Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell: We, the undersigned [...]
Watchdogs Urge Support for NDAA Amendment Boosting Contractor Whistleblower Protections
Dear Republican Members of the Senate Whistleblower Caucus: The undersigned organizations, watchdogs, and advocates for robust government oversight urge you to support modernizing government contractor whistleblower protections that would meet the challenge of unprecedented federal spending by cosponsoring S. Amendment 3899 to S. Amendment 3867 in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). [...]
Letter on the Corporate Transparency Act Rulemaking
October 21, 2021 Himamauli Das Acting Director Financial Crimes Enforcement Network U.S. Department of the Treasury P.O. Box 39 Vienna, VA 22183 Dear Director Das, We, the undersigned organizations, write to urge you to ensure that the rules currently being drafted to implement the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) are [...]
Letter to Rep. Al Green Thanking Him for Supporting HR 5485
October 20, 2021 The Honorable Al Green2347 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 Dear Representative Green:Thank you for sponsoring the Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2021 (H.R. 5485), a bill to amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to strengthen protections for SEC whistleblowers and fortify the SEC’s whistleblower reward program.We [...]
Legal Service Providers Refuse to Be Complicit in the Biden Administration’s Restart of the Remain in Mexico Policy
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 The Honorable Kamala D. Harris Vice President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 3801 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, D.C. [...]
Biden Admin Must Stop ICE Expansion
The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary US Department of Homeland Security 301 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20528 October 8, 2021 Dear President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas, The 220 undersigned organizations write to express our deepest disappointment regarding the planned reopening of [...]
21 Organizations Encourage Senate Committee to Reform Inspectors General System
The Honorable Gary Peters Chairman Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 724 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Rob Portman Ranking Member Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 448 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Peters and Ranking Member Portman: As [...]
Congress Must Pass the Protecting Our Democracy Act
September 22, 2021 Dear Members of Congress: The undersigned organizations, on behalf of the millions of Americans our groups collectively represent, write to urge you to support and pass the Protecting Our Democracy Act. For decades, congressional authority has been undermined by the executive branch, diminishing the ability of [...]
Whistleblower Community Supports Amendment #109 to the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act
September 20, 2021 The Honorable Jim McGovern Chairman House Rules Committee Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Tom Cole Ranking Member House Rules Committee Washington, DC 20515 Re: Whistleblower Community Supports Amendment #109 to the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act Dear Chairman McGovern and Ranking Member Cole: The undersigned [...]
Coalition Urges House to Close the Pentagon’s Revolving Door
September 17, 2021 The Honorable James P. McGovern Chairman House Rules Committee H-312 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Tom Cole Ranking Member House Rules Committee H-152 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman McGovern and Ranking Member Cole: As you prepare to consider H.R. 4350, the National [...]
NDAA National Guard Amendments Coalition Letter to Congress
September 3, 2021 NDAA National Guard Amendments Coalition Letter to Congress Dear Member of Congress: The undersigned organizations, from across the political spectrum and focusing on a wide range of issues, urge you to support an amendment proposed by Representative Mikie Sherrill to this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). [...]
NGO Letter on Urgent Actions the Biden Administration Must Take Following Supreme Court Decision on MPP
August 30, 2021 Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the United States Hon. Merrick B. Garland Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice Hon. Antony Blinken Secretary, U.S. Department of State Hon. Alejandro N. Mayorkas Secretary, Department of Homeland Security CC: Amb. Susan Rice Domestic Policy Council Advisor Jake Sullivan [...]
Support H.R. 4, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
August 23, 2021 SUPPORT H.R. 4, JOHN LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT ACT Dear Representative: On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 220 national organizations committed to promoting and protecting the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States, [...]
Make it Safe Coalition Members Support Administrative False Claims Act of 2021
July 22, 2021 Senator Chuck Grassley 135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 RE: Administrative False Claims Act of 2021 Dear Senator Grassley: The undersigned members of the Make It Safe Coalition (MISC) write to applaud introduction of the Administrative False Claims Act of 2021 (AFCA). The False [...]
Scientific Coalition Letter on Aduhelm to HHS Inspector General
July 7, 2021 Christi Grimm, Acting Inspector General U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC 20201 Dear Ms. Grimm: As organizations working to promote and protect science for the public good, we are writing to express our concern about the lack of scientific evidence to support the [...]