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Claire McCaskill: If a year ago I had been approached in the hallway by one of those pesky people with a microphone and if I were asked…

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
If a year ago I had been approached in the hallway by one of those pesky people with a microphone and if I were asked, if the Democrats were to lose control of the Senate and you were to take over as a Ranking Member of the very first Committee you could ever serve on as a Ranking Member, who would you pick for your Chairman, I would have said without hesitation, my friend, my mentor, and my role model, Susan Collins.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill praises Collins as a mentor and role model for bipartisan cooperation.

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