Claire McCaskill

I think that environment is a difficult environment to say no to one another.

I'm very supportive of what Secretary Gates is trying to do.

I think it's very conservative to say that we've had $100 billion go up in smoke in Iraq, from bad contracting.

I think that we can have and maintain the finest military in the world, and still be much more efficient with taxpayer dollars.

I believe one of the most serious threats facing the United States is North Korea's nuclear program.

Nearly all of the companies advised the consumers to stop paying their credit card bills, including their accounts that were current.

we've got to be tenacious about this.

It's like--it's like trying to get out of a hole and you keep digging deeper.

The more people that call the Attorney General's Office... the more we can take action to try to help them.

OK, here's the $64-dollar question--how much is Global Client Solutions making on this?

The GAO investigation, I want to put in the record some of the specifics of the investigation that was done.

The problem is, it's not insured against the debt settlement company taking it.

The FTC rule, I know, you've used your authority under the telemarketing statutes.

Thank you very much, Linda. It's great that you've come and----

Isn't the information--don't they market that it's available online?

Let's talk about how big a problem this is.

We probably need to look at the legislation as it's currently drafted and see if we've gone far enough.

Well, that's a good thing. Nothing wrong with that.

I think the hardest thing about this is when you're vulnerable, and you feel badly about the situation you're in and then to have someone take advantage of that is the worst.

there really is a special place in hell for people who prey on the most vulnerable.

that would probably be a good day's work. If we could put them out of business.

I think we all are very troubled by these, just, unqualified blanket claims, 'We'll reduce your debt by 40 to 60 percent, or more.'

I think that we're going to be able to get it done.

Hasn't Missouri, Mr. Angle, already banned up-front fees by companies who assist with mortgage foreclosure?

This notion that they're telling consumers to stop paying their bills.