Claire McCaskill actually said...

"I understand, Ms. Nordman, you are doing something that is very unusual in our country, and that is, trying to revitalize manufacturing in rural communities."

"Do not tell me that you cannot teach an 'older' dog new tricks, and do not tell me that older workers cost too much."

"If we did not have the ability to not discriminate against pre-existing conditions, that would be even more difficult for them in terms of their ability to get insurance."

"I am sad to say, from looking at the numbers, that it appears to me that most of us on this Committee would be deemed 'older workers.'"