Claire McCaskill actually said...

"I think that is something that we need to understand, because it is, in fact, because of those confidential settlements that many of these problems do not get the light of air that they should."

"You still do not understand what the American public wants. They need the information to protect their families."

"Corporations think they can get away with hiding documents from litigants and that there will be no consequences."

"Well, I think we need to have the resources and the expertise at NHTSA to find these defects."