Jen Kiggans actually said...

"Whistleblowers play a vital role in detecting and preventing corruption. They have saved our government millions of dollars by uncovering malfeasance and wrongdoing."

"The culture of accountability also cannot exist if VA employees are not empowered to speak out when they see this harm and harassment."

"At best, OAWP was a completely ineffective organization. At worst, it was a tool used to retaliate against the same whistleblowers it was tasked with protecting."

"A culture of accountability cannot exist at the VA if their leadership continues to tolerate employees that harm veterans."