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Claire McCaskill

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Claire McCaskill is an American politician and attorney who served as the United States Senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019. She was the first woman elected to the Senate from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, McCaskill focused on issues such as healthcare, military support, and government accountability during her tenure in the Senate. She played a significant role in various legislative efforts and was known for her outspoken views on military contracting and defense spending.

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Mar 16, 2011

What are the Army's plans to appropriately fund the transmission, storage, and analysis of the data that are important to improving maintenance efforts, decreasing maintenance and spare part costs, and increasing readiness?

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Mar 16, 2011

We want to make them less expensive, because we have to hold on to them.

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Mar 16, 2011

As long as I have the honor of chairing this subcommittee, this subcommittee will not be turning in an earmarked document to the full committee.

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Mar 16, 2011

We especially at this time, need to remember the special relationship we have with the Japanese people.

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Mar 16, 2011

We clearly need to replace our military healthcare facilities in the Kaiserslautern Area.

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Mar 16, 2011

Secretary Pfannenstiel, conversely, how much will it cost you to stay in Kansas City?

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Mar 16, 2011

The replacement project included in the fiscal year 2012 President's budget is a cost-effective solution.

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Mar 16, 2011

How is the Army going to meet its 2015 plan without securing funding sooner?

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Mar 16, 2011

Because your reset is 10 billion, right?

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Mar 15, 2011

I just think that we've got to go very carefully, make sure that we think about the unintended consequences.

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Mar 15, 2011

I think we've got to be very careful about the unintended consequences.

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Mar 15, 2011

I have a feeling that, Mr. Leibowitz, that your budget is not going to grow enormously over the next decade.

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Mar 15, 2011

How will we draw the line between what kind of behavioral marketing is fair and what kind of behavioral marketing invades privacy?

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Mar 15, 2011

I think we've got a real problem here because what most Americans don't understand and frankly, what maybe, unfortunately, two Members of Congress don't understand is we have monetized the Internet with behavior marketing.

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Mar 15, 2011

If we're going to add to your work load and at the same time do something that is going to minimize the amazing things we've done on the Internet, I just think we've got to make sure America buys into that agreement.

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Mar 15, 2011

The sky won't fall down on Internet commerce. It's going to continue.

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Mar 14, 2011

I worry that we're honing in and doing what we need to do with al Qaeda, and we're honing in and doing what we need to do with the Taliban.

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Mar 14, 2011

Senator McCaskill has also introduced a bill to eliminate the tribal specific provisions for Alaska Native Corporations.

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Mar 14, 2011

NGOs cling to their neutrality and autonomy as their best means of safety so when U.S. strategy or operational concerns deprive NGOs of these they in fact put them at greater risk for violence.

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Mar 14, 2011

I was worried enough when it was one part, in terms of the oversight and whether or not there was clear communication from the State Department.

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Mar 14, 2011

I'm very concerned about this organization's designs on a global presence.

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Mar 14, 2011

When questioned by an Alaska newspaper about this hurting individual tribal people, she callously referred the tribal people to the federal and state welfare system.

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Mar 14, 2011

I have long felt that Lakshar-e-Taiba (LeT) has broader terrorist designs than its traditional role as proxy force for the Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to attack targets and enemies in India and in the Indian-controlled part…

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Mar 14, 2011

There is a concern on this money that we're using to fight the insurgency through the small projects and even the big project.

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