Claire McCaskill actually said...

"the investment in small-scale will pay for itself multi-times over rather than abandoning something that you go to large scale without the proper small-scale test."

"No one questions the need to do this work, but when hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars are at stake, we need to make sure that those dollars are not just being squandered."

"I do believe that is the case. I think they could be more aggressive in seeking out alternatives."

"We have a moral obligation to clean this stuff up, but this, I do not think, is ever going to be anybody's poster child for the most efficient and effective use of taxpayer money."