Cummings, Baldwin to Introduce Legislation to Expand Protections for Wall Street Whistleblowers

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THURSDAY

Cummings, Baldwin to Introduce Legislation to Expand Protections for Wall Street Whistleblowers

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 22, 2016)—On Thursday, February 25, 2016, at 12:30 pm, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) will hold a press conference to introduce the Whistleblower Augmented Reward and Non-Retaliation Act of 2016 (WARN Act) to expand protections for those who put their careers at risk to blow the whistle on financial crimes.

Who: Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings
Senator Tammy Baldwin
Shanna Devine, Legislative Director and Investigator, Government Accountability Project
Alexis Goldstein, Senior Policy Analyst, Americans for Financial Reform

What: Press Conference announcing introduction of the WARN Act

Where: S-120, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

When: Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 12:30pm ET

Please RSVP to Fabion.Seaton@Mail.House.Gov if you plan to attend. Note that if you are not a credentialed member of the Senate or House Press Gallery, you will not be able to access the U.S. Capitol building without credentials.