Claire McCaskill actually said...

"But you guys have a serious problem in terms of whistleblower culture out there, and we are going to have to do something to make sure that people understand that they are not going to be moved to the..."

"But you did not think it was a courtesy to let them know that you fired her."

"we are captured by the severity of the situation and the technical expertise that is required"

"If you did that, if you took the impetus to do that, that would remove the necessity of them being branded as whistleblowers."