Claire McCaskill

That dog don't hunt where I come from.

It is wrong. It is flat wrong.

If we are going to hold these contractors accountable, we better get busy with making sure it hurts when they do things like this and fail to do things like this.

That is very troubling that their company would do that.

I think this is a great example of layers of contracts that do not have meaning but cost us money that we do not really get any value out of.

Did you or did you not have the records when you hired these people to go over?

This was essentially a pass-through contract with Raytheon.

The way you restore your reputation is not by changing your name. The way you restore your reputation is by changing the way you do business.

If you are going to get the contracts and make the money, you have to take the responsibility for what these guys do.

And I guess if they were not criminals, then what would they do with them? Hold them for a while, then let them go?

I think that clearly there needs to be a better line of communication between the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the ICE office that was called, and the local sheriffs in Missouri.

It is in the hundreds? Okay.

If Iran were to acquire the S-300 air defense system, it would not affect the deterrent and defensive value of our missile defenses.

General Petraeus, which of GAO's recommendations from the May 2009 report have been implemented?

I think everyone in NATO can agree that Iran is a clear and dangerous threat.

Are you advocating that we repeal the statutory tying of your hands while you're advocating for the closing of the line on the C-17s?

I want to make sure that I get your endorsement for us retiring our hand-tying of you, obviously, the modernization of the C-5s has had huge problems.

Many of the allies I spoke with were interested in how we plan to resource and distribute our missile defense--capable Aegis assets.

General Petraeus, how are those figures affected by micro-loans and what is the average project size when the micro-loans are subtracted?

I think that there is in some instances a fiction that some of these earmarks are being competitively given out.

General Petraeus, how are large-scale CERP projects vetted within the greater framework of reconstruction in Afghanistan to ensure their utility and prevent duplication or unneeded projects?

I want to tell you how much I respect the fact that you fired somebody.

I'm worrying that this organization is growing in strength.

the Commanders' Emergency Response Program (CERP) is considered an essential tool for General McChrystal and other senior commanders on the ground in Afghanistan

General Petraeus, what is the largest CERP project being conducted in Afghanistan, who is overseeing it, and how long will it take to implement?