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NWC Accepts Invitation to Debate White House on S. 372 |
March 23, 2010. Washington, D.C. Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National
Whistleblowers Center, has agreed to participate in an independent debate with
Mr. Norman L. Eisen, Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government
Reform, regarding the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 372), which
is currently being "hotlined" in the Senate. Mr. Eisen has currently declined
the invitation to participate in the debate.
This
debate will be hosted by Sibel Edmonds' online blog Boiling Frogs Post,
and
will be posted on Friday, March 26 at http://boilingfrogspost.com.
Talk show
host and media consultant Peter B. Collins will moderate the debate.
"Given
President Obama's strong campaign promises in support of whistleblowers,
the
NWC applauds Boiling Frogs for calling this debate and hopes that Mr.
Eisen
will reconsider the invitation and agree to publicly discuss this issue.
This
is an excellent opportunity for a full airing of these critical
oversight
issues, because the bill will affect an entire generation of federal
workers,"
said Lindsey M. Williams, Director of Advocacy and Development at the
National
Whistleblowers Center.The
controversy surrounding this legislation was highlighted in a recent
Politico
story.
Links:
Sibel
Edmonds' Boiling Frogs Post (Debate to be published 3/26/10)
Politico
Article
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