Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of S. 2258, the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, which was introduced in the House by Congressman Neguse, that is H.R. 8226, a piece of legislation that he relentlessly championed and it finally is before us for final passage. This important legislation protects whistleblowers who report criminal misconduct under the antitrust laws. As my good friend just mentioned, I would also like to acknowledge the leadership of Jim Sensenbrenner, who will be retiring from Congress, but who has made protection of whistleblowers an important part of his work here, and we will miss him on the Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee. This important bill provides employees with a mechanism for reporting retaliation to the Department of Labor. Whistleblowers who report on criminal antitrust conduct and are retaliated against, such as through wrongful discharge, demotion, or harassment will have a path for reinstatement, be able to be compensated for harms that they suffer and reimbursed for litigation expenses for meritorious claims. By extending these protections to employees who report criminal violations of antitrust laws to the Federal Government, this important measure will encourage whistleblowers to come forward to report extreme criminal violations of the antitrust laws, such as price and wage fixing, which are the supreme evil of antitrust.…”