Claire McCaskill

I think you reflect so well on our Nation, and I think you're doing masterful work under very difficult circumstances.

we need a Federal effort in what is shaping up to be another significant era of airline consolidation.

I think this treaty represents yet another opportunity where we have to talk about proving a negative.

For businesses that have gone out of business as a result of this crisis, that have actually lost their businesses, are you able to do blue sky value also?

I do think that you are a remarkable, talented lawyer.

I think Senator McCain helped take the airplane exemption out after a tragedy air crash.

I think you have made a mistake. I think you have come to this hearing in a much weaker position because of it.

I think, if my research is correct, I think Senator McCain helped take the airplane exemption out after a tragedy air crash.

I am just curious why, just from a public perception, would you resist this.

I think that is appropriate, and I think frankly it has gone a long way with the American people that they understand this.

do you see the potential for terrorist groups, such as the Independent Movement for Uzbekistan, or Islamic extremists that have grown up in and around the Ferghana Valley to exploit the chaos?

Secretary Flournoy and General Petraeus, can the new government leadership be counted on to honor our agreement with respect to Manas?

Safeguarding our interests and supply networks at key transit centers remains a top priority.

If we're going to give our incredibly strong leaders missions to accomplish on behalf of the United States of America, we have to continually bang the drum that we have to have the resources there that are necessary to perform inherently…

I think if we've learned anything over the last 5 years, we've learned that if we are going to be fighting a counterinsurgency far away, contracting is an essential piece of that mission, and if we haven't learned that lesson, then we're…

We should make every effort to encourage and support the Kyrgyz Government as it works toward national reconciliation.

in your assessment, is it a fair conclusion to say that many or most contracts, especially related to fuel, in Central Asia have some kind of connection to corruption, in some cases the ruling families of the country, such as the Bakiyevs?

I would certainly want there to be an acknowledgment somewhere that we may need to hold on to training local police as part of our fundamental core competency in going against a counterinsurgency.

Secretary Flournoy and General Petraeus, will DOD be investigating this possibility?

I'm very concerned about the situation in Kyrgyzstan and the stability of that government.

I think success in Afghanistan is going to depend on the willingness of the Afghan Government not only to take responsibility for their own security, but to take responsibility for decent governance inside of Afghanistan that will win the…

I think that it would be important for us to acknowledge that having--and I do want to get on the record an acknowledgment that we are pulling people out of the workforce in Afghanistan that we need in our army and in our local police…

Who is the person that is at the top of the food chain on contracts that you all are doing?

the purity of heroin in this country has just skyrocketed and it has gotten inexpensive because of it.

Well, let me remind you, we are here on contracting oversight.