Claire McCaskill actually said...

"Anyone who believes we cannot find savings in the Department of Defense around contracting does not know the issue."

"I will never forget speaking to Secretary Chertoff in one of the very first hearings I had in the Committee, and when I asked the question, How many contractors work at the Department of Homeland Secu..."

"I am not voting for--I do not support anymore freezing of the salaries for Federal workers until we freeze some salaries for contractors, particularly at that high level."

"You get your way in the Federal Government by listening and working with others, but also being driven by a passion."