Gerry Connolly actually said...

"Without additional resources, these whistleblowers won't be protected; in fact, one hears descriptions at TSA that sound like the Wild West."

"Last year, a Federal court ruled that an employee who refused to obey an order is protected from retaliation only if that order violates a statute, which was never the intent of the law."

"My friend from California wants to minimize what just occurred, and I understand that from his point of view. But there's nothing trivial about getting six or seven phone calls to individual inspector..."

"There's actually history here, going back to 36 years, in terms of trying to make sure we're not politicizing or wholesale removing and replacing inspectors general."