Claire McCaskill actually said...

"I believe that whistleblowers are essential to good government, and I have made it one of my missions to expand and enhance protections for them."

"On border security, I think that Senator McCain covered a lot of this."

"I welcome a working relationship with you. We have worked together before on a Subcommittee, and I know we have many areas of agreement and just a few of disagreement."

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