Claire McCaskill actually said...

"What is going on in the House of Representatives this year is, once again, a phony budget gimmick to pretend that they are somehow being fiscally conservative."

"One out of three agents... suggested a claimant retire earlier and get a lump-sum payment. Acceptable?"

"There just does not seem to be a sense of urgency."

"It is staggering that so many Americans do not even realize that this is a decision at all."