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

Feb 22, 2016
Press Release

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

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.

 

Issues: 
114th Congress