Claire McCaskill actually said...

"the investment in small-scale will pay for itself multi-times over rather than abandoning something that you go to large scale without the proper small-scale test."

"Well, you know, I am glad you jumped in, Mr. Sheppard, because the example that piqued my interest in this area was, in fact, the facility where you are working."

"It makes contract oversight look shoddy."

"This heavy reliance on contracting is troubling because the Department of Energy's contract management has been on the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) High Risk List since 1990."