Claire McCaskill actually said...

"Clearly, we are not using--in this instance the pre-positioned contracts were not even being used."

"Can we make a condition of those grants that they pre-position contracts for disaster for things like sheeting, tarps, food, water?"

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Mr. Long, for being here today."

"It just seems weird to me because the Governors, I mean, there is way too much thought around this place and around everybody in elective office that they are just worrying about the next election cyc..."