Please excuse any cross-postings. Below is a letter to Majority Leader Reid asking for his commitment to moving S. 274 to the floor during this session. For more information on the particular legislation, go to http://www.whistleblower.org/content/press_detail.cfm?press_id=1056 . I will be collecting organizational sign-ons until 5pm EDT on Wednesday, 1 August. This letter is in addition to the one circulated by GAP for the Make It Safe coalition - at their request. Thanks. Patrice McDermott, Director OpenTheGovernment.org www.openthegovernment.org 202.332.OPEN (6736) Senator Harry Reid, Majority Leader United States Capitol S-221 Dear Senator Reid: The undersigned organizations are writing to ask for a commitment by your office to ensure the restoration, during this session of Congress, of genuine rights and protections for government whistleblowers. In a survey last year, 79 percent of likely American voters said they would be more likely to support a Congress that enacted whistleblower protection legislation. Yet, despite this support among voters and strong bipartisan support within the Congress, legislation to amend the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA), S. 274, has been paralyzed by a Senate hold. Your leadership is needed to break this unconscionable impasse. Our organizations seek your commitment to pursue a unanimous consent or bipartisan agreement for limited floor time and amendments to overcome the procedural attacks that may continue indefinitely to block progress on this good government legislation. In this, we support the work of the Make It Safe coalition. As they noted in their recent letter to you, your history of leadership in the area of rights for employees and contractors is evident and laudable. We urge to continue your commitment to and exercise your leadership for the protection of government whistleblowers. We look forward to working with you to ensure that America's whistleblowers are provided with the protections they deserve, so our country can be safe and secure. Thank you. Sincerely,