Claire McCaskill actually said...

"If you are not hiring the kinds of engineers that these automakers would want to hire away from you because of their incredible competence and capability, you can't regulate an industry."

"The budget for NHTSA has been flat-lined for over a decade."

"It is critical we have this."

"If you are not feared and respected, then you cannot do a good job policing the safety of automobiles in this country."