Kathleen Rice actually said...

"It seems to me crazy that these--that the potential wrongdoers are the ones that ultimately are making the decision as to what happens with the whistleblowers?"

"this horrifying treatment of whistleblowers was--Obama was President when you--Dr. Mitchell, when you had your whistle--in 2014, and some has been under the Trump administration."

"The fact that all three of you reported misconduct at the VA regarding wait times and backlogs, some of which occurred, you know, as far back as 2014, and only a couple of weeks ago as well there was ..."

"Your dedication to serving our veterans is not only exemplified by the work that you have done, but through your decision to continue working at the VA despite the challenges and the intimidation tact..."