Claire McCaskill actually said...

"I hope that together the Chairman and I can work to make sure that we have witnesses from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) answer some of the questions that need to be answered."

"I think this has a profound impact on our standing in the world, a profound impact on the nature of our alliances around the world, and a profound impact on our national security."

"That is incredibly damaging, and all the bad guys are going to like just lie."

"I think we are doing things that in no way as a former prosecutor trips up the bad guys but changes our image forever in the eyes of the world, permanent and irreparable harm occurring."