Claire McCaskill actually said...

"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."

"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."

"It's a sad state of affairs when an airbag manufacturer has now refused NHTSA's request to do a nationwide recall of airbags that are killing people."