Claire McCaskill actually said...

"Secretary Gates directed the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD(P)), along with your office, and several other offices, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to inventory, revie..."

"I think at the time that the Armed Forces was integrated, a black person couldn't stay in the same hotel in the south with a white person; isn't that correct?"

"I want to congratulate you for that, because I think you've set a great example for all that will follow you."

"I have an awful lot of confidence in our military, and the longer I have served on this committee, the more confidence I have."