On July 30, 2015, the National Whistleblower Center hosted the First Annual Congressional Celebration of National Whistleblower Day in the U.S. Senate’s Kennedy Caucus Room. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) gave a moving speech highlighting the importance of whistleblowers: “What we’re talking about here with whistleblowers, people who have the courage to step forward isn’t some theoretical issue of efficient government, effective government and accountable government, we’re talking about people’s lives, we’re talking about life and death situations. We need to make every protection available to those men and women who have the courage to go above their immediate boss, go above their layers of management, put their careers on the line.”
