Claire McCaskill actually said...

"I am concerned in some ways that we feel that we need to contract out somebody to tell you how many folks you need to do just acquisition."

"I think it is very important. Those are some of the key issues that need to be addressed sooner rather than later."

"Is the contracting officer that did that, have they been disciplined? Have they been held accountable?"

"a per call cost for a Medicare hotline, doesn't seem to pass the common sense test to me."