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Dear Inspector General Barofsky
This morning a letter was sent by numerous organization recommending Whistleblower protection initiatives to enhance accountability Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
Here is the letter in full.
Dear Inspector General Barofsky,
As Congress considers whether and how to release the second $350 billion tranche under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), we write to share our perspective as the nation’s largest and oldest whistleblower protection organizations, government watchdogs, scientists, taxpayer advocates, and on behalf of small property owners across the country. We congratulate you on your appointment as Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and offer our enthusiastic support for your efforts to ensure that any tax dollars allocated to the TARP program be spent transparently, according to the law and the intent of Congress, as outlined in your January 23 letter to Senator Charles Grassley. We also wish to share our recommendations for carrying out this vital task.
