Claire McCaskill actually said...

"We must avoid our historical pattern of drawing down too much or too fast and risk losing the leadership, technical skills, and combat experience that cannot be easily reclaimed."

"It is critical that the Army be able to rapidly expand to meet large unexpected contingencies."

"Excessive cuts would create high risk in our ability to sustain readiness."

"legislation currently before Congress would remove the reporting and investigation of allegations of sexual trauma from the chain of command and place them within an independent body."