Claire McCaskill actually said...

"I am worried that we have made progress and because we have not quite gotten to the Promised Land."

"I have been grateful that seems to have been walked back, and I think most, if not all, of the nominees..."

"This is a tough time to serve in government because we have record-high cynicism and negativity about people who serve in the public sector."

"I certainly feel for what Senator Carper was addressing. It seemed terribly unfair to our staffs..."