"We have worked for years to protect taxpayer dollars and improve services the federal government provides by protecting those most familiar with how the dollars are spent and the results achieved. Today, the worst economic downturn in decades requires recovery legislation of such a scope that these protections have become more critical than ever.
"It is inconceivable that the people's business had been conducted for so long without 'whistleblower' protections to encourage every public employee to do the right thing. In many cases, these whistleblowers save extraordinary sums of money, protect the integrity of research done in federal labs, and restore public confidence in the work of our nation.
"At last we have a President who believes we must both shine a bright light on our government and let the voices of those who speak the truth be heard loud and clear."
Source: Office of the Speaker of the House
