Claire McCaskill actually said...

"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..."

"The records show that at least 14 hurricane response contracts were canceled, and, frankly, at least 7 of those cancellations appear to be due to the vendor's failure to be able to meet the requiremen..."

"if it is Federal money and we are the ones that are going to be on the hook for more Federal money if they put back up the wooden poles that blow over again, that seems that we ought to incentivize it..."