Claire McCaskill actually said...

"Now, if a DOE employee reports waste of government funds, they are fully protected from retaliation; whereas, it is not clear that you as a contractor employee have that same protection."

"So the administrative remedies that we have in the law for whistleblowers completely failed you?"

"I think the laws clearly have to be improved, stepped up."

"So that the retaliation, no matter where it occurs, whether it occurs by the government or whether it occurs by the employer, be it a contractor or subcontractor, would all be covered."