Political Quotes

“Madam President, we have heard a lot about whistleblowers in the past several weeks. There has been an outpouring of concern for whistleblowers ever since word came out that there was a whistleblower complaint that implicates the current administration. A lot of those on the other side of the aisle, expressing support for whistleblowers, to the best of my recollection, haven't expressed the same level of concern for whistleblowers in the last administration. Well, welcome to the table. I hope you stay at the table quite a while. I have said for years that it is critical that we protect the whistleblower process to incentivize the disclosure of true waste, fraud, and abuse of the taxpayer's money. Those processes must be carefully followed by all whistleblowers, and that process must be respected by our government's institutions. Those legal processes are especially important for government employees who work in the intelligence field. Whistleblowers who act in good faith, who comply with the disclosure process set out by law, and who report their concerns through proper channels deserve to be heard and deserve to be protected. I have also said that first-, second-, and third-hand information doesn't make or break a whistleblower. If they follow the procedure, that is really most important. However, hearsay is a factor to take into account when analyzing the strength of underlying allegations.…”