Claire McCaskill actually said...

"Isn't that always the defense?"

"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 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."

"I think that one of the things we have tried to get at in 241--and I just want to put this on the record--kind of goes to the point you were making, Ms. Garrison, earlier about the government asking f..."