Claire McCaskill actually said...

"We are not here to participate in a partisan or a political exercise; we are here to fulfill the Senate's constitutional obligation as part of the orderly transfer of power to a new Administration."

"It is very important that people stand up when their country calls, and I appreciate your willingness to do that."

"If this hearing stands for anything, it stands for the fact that congressional oversight matters and investigations matter."

"In your responses to the questionnaire and in our meeting before this hearing, you said that one of your greatest strengths as a leader is 'speaking truth to power.' General Kelly, I cannot tell you h..."