Peter Welch: “the CFPB promulgated a rule to protect whistleblowers. Whistleblowers have historically revealed information about…”

“the CFPB promulgated a rule to protect whistleblowers. Whistleblowers have historically revealed information about abusive practices and rip-offs in organizations where they had the ability to see what happened and to stand up to protect the rule of law and to stop rip-offs. The biggest proponent of whistleblower protection in this Chamber is our President pro tempore Senator Grassley, and I have such admiration for him in his steadfast commitment to whistleblowers. The corporations that don't like whistleblowers are now forcing them to sign nondisclosure agreements that are overly broad, and it means that a whistleblower has no protections because they are being threatened with lawsuits, and they are being threatened that they are going to be accused of breaking the law or that they are engaged in corporate misconduct if they essentially blow the whistle on bad practices that are hurting the people we represent. I don't know why the Trump administration rescinded that rule. Whistleblowers, as Senator Grassley has eloquently stated over and over again, protect us, protect the taxpayers, and protect us from abuse of practices. I believe, as Senator Grassley believes, it is absolutely critical for Congress to act to protect whistleblowers.”