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Washington, D.C. —Today, statements, testimony, and letters from multiple legal experts were produced at a joint hearing of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees supporting the actions of Tom Perez, head of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, and rejecting Republican allegations that Mr. Perez inappropriately coordinated a quid pro quo agreement with the City of St. Paul in which the Department declined to intervene in two False Claims Act cases in exchange for St. Paul withdrawing a separate case before the Supreme Court.
Washington, DC (Nov. 27, 2012)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, joined other Members of the House and Senate in the Oval Office as President Obama signed into law the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012, which significantly expands protections for federal employees who disclose waste, fraud, and abuse.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the Senate's passage of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (S. 743), which will strengthen protections for federal employees who disclose government waste, fraud, abuse, or illegal activity:
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, lauded passage of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (S. 743), which will strengthen protections for federal employees who disclose government waste, fraud, abuse, or illegal activity.
Below are key excerpts from his statement on the bill:
Washington, DC – Today, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously passed H.R. 3289, the "Platts-Van Hollen Whistleblower Protection Act of 2011."
"This bill will significantly expand the protections available to government whistleblowers who risk their careers to challenge abuses of power and the mismanagement of government resources," said Ranking Member Elijah Cummings. "This journey has been long and frustrating for advocates of whistleblower protections who have been trying for nearly a decade to get a strong bill enacted."