Claire McCaskill actually said...

"Is the contracting officer that did that, have they been disciplined? Have they been held accountable?"

"a per call cost for a Medicare hotline, doesn't seem to pass the common sense test to me."

"I think just saying to people, we really mean it this time, it may take more than that."

"There has been a way-too-common practice in government just to give award fees because everybody gets them. That needs to stop."