Claire McCaskill actually said...

"The performance bonus was a rite of passage. It was not being based on how well they had performed under the contract."

"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."

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

"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."