Claire McCaskill actually said...

"If they want to do business with the government in a classified setting, it seems like this should be their dime and not ours."

"I am not surprised that no one has gotten into the weeds on this subject, so bear with me while I get into the weeds on one of my favorite subjects."

"Maybe we should talk about a requirement that any letters from Congress advocating on behalf of certain vendors, that they immediately be posted on a public website and that calls be logged and posted..."

"We wish to encourage such individuals to expose waste, fraud, and other improper behavior."