The reason(定语-作为penalize的宾语)(that) the government realizes (that)they should penalize us is, we are branded,said Mr. Honig.
这个句子中省略两个that, 第一个是因为先行词reason做定语从句the government realizes (that)they should penalize us 中penalize的宾语,第二个是因为宾语从句中的that可以省略
注:宾语从句中的that可以省略,定语从句中假如引导词that在从句中充当宾语,可以省略.