Support Waxman's new legislation

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In todays Oversight Committee two new biils were the subject of discussion.



http://oversight.house.gov/Documents/20070213112510-34461.pdf


.....Today, the Committee holds a hearing on two bills, the Executive Branch Reform Act
and the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act. Both of these bills are the product of hard
work and close bipartisan cooperation. Both of these measures were also reported out by this
Committee on near-unanimous votes in the last Congress.

The Executive Branch Reform Act, which Ranking Member Davis and I have introduced,
is a comprehensive reform measure that would increase transparency in the executive branch by
requiring senior government officials to report significant contacts with lobbyists. It would end
the secret meetings between special interests and government officials that characterized the
operations of Vice President Cheney’s energy task force. And it would expose the activities of
influence-peddlers like Jack Abramoff to public scrutiny.

Today, we will also be considering the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act. This
important bill would for the first time extend whistleblower protections to national security
officials and employees of federal contractors. It would make key improvements to current law
to protect all whistleblowers in federal government agencies. And it would ensure that federal
scientists who report political interference with their work are protected from retribution.....


Call your Congressional Rep and demand they support these legislative matters.