Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Senate Democrats’ New Whistleblower Portal To Hold The Trump Administration Accountable And Promote Transparency

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to announce the launch of the new Senate Democratic Whistleblower Portal, a vital tool to expose corruption, abuses of power, and threats to public safety within the Trump Administration, ensuring the Administration is held accountable. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Today, we Senate Democrats have a very simple message to the American people, and that is if Donald Trump won't stand up for the rule of law, and if Senate Republicans won't lift a finger to hold him accountable, Senate Democrats will.

So today, I joined with a number of my colleagues to announce a new Senate Democratic whistleblower portal to help fill the void Donald Trump created by firing the government's independent watchdogs.

The whistleblower portal will give civil servants and people of good will the chance to report on potential wrongdoing in government, abuse of power, and threats to public safety. 

Donald Trump has tried to wipe the government clean of all transparency and accountability. That's why they got rid of so many of the IGs, for instance. But Senate Democrats won't let him. We believe in transparency. We believe in accountability. Donald Trump has tried to reshape our entire democracy to fit his unlawful impulses and serve his personal political interests. Senate Democrats won't let him. 

And so, we have the whistleblower portal. We're urging Americans who see some real wrongdoing being created by this DOJ thing to report it. I think all Americans want government to be transparent. We all agree that ensuring accountability is vital. But thus far, this new Administration has done the opposite. 

Today, with the whistleblower portal, we Senate Democrats are taking one step to help keep accountability and transparency alive. 

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