Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"To have that kind of dedication characterized in the way that seems to be done in a sweeping way by people talking about Federal employees as if they are somehow a parasite upon the public is really d..."

"the prevention money has been used as a bank to fund other things"

"I think we need to stop this bashing of our Federal employees, and, like you said, take note of what we ask them to do."

"But why gang up on them? Why try to single them out?"