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NIH May Be Silencing Whistleblowers (Sen. Chuck Grassley)

by Iowa GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley - 08/21/07 5:27 PM ET

Congressional oversight is part of my duty as a U.S Senator and I want to ensure that the National Institute of Health (NIH) and all federal agencies operate properly. I recently learned that employees at one of the NIH institutes were given a form to fill out if they were contacted by congressional investigators. Federal employees should feel free to speak with Congress and tell us about problems where they work. Whistleblowers have exposed huge amounts of wasted tax dollars and abuse of the public trust. Any attempt to silence potential whistleblowers is not only wrong, but also illegal.

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