Claire McCaskill

You know, 16 million here, 100 million here, 300 million there. Pretty soon you've got billions and billions of dollars that we could be saving.

I bet you if I had people who worked for Blackwater, just boots-on-the-ground for Blackwater, who are seen interchangeably as American soldiers in the roles they are doing, that they would admit that there is not the chain of command and…

Having just come back from Afghanistan, I can certainly assume there are a lot of reasons you would not want to continue to work in Afghanistan.

I do not want to make this all about anybody who takes up one of these contracts is a bad guy. That is not the case.

That's going to settle down. And, you know, women in America and all -- frankly, all voters are going to kick the tires for the next month-and-a-half, and they're going to figure out that these policies that she embraces are very extreme.

I think he was demonstrating that he wasn't just about the bright lights, he wasn't just about the amazing oratorical skills. He was about the day-to-day, grind it out, do the work and earn the respect of your peers.

AGNA's inability to permanently correct personnel staffing shortages has negatively impacted the security posture of the local guard program for the U.S. mission to Kabul.

I think it has been too negative so far.

I think we're in a very good position to win this nomination.

I know the people who feel strongly about Hillary Clinton, they feel even more strongly about the prospect of four more years of George Bush.

I think it has been too negative so far, but I do think that the superdelegates are watching very carefully.

I think he was demonstrating to them that he wasn't just about the bright lights, he wasn't just about the amazing oratorical skills. He was about the day-to-day, grind it out, do the work and earn the respect of your peers.

I think Barack Obama is the strongest candidate to bring us all together. That's why I'm supporting him.

In my experience, the very best audits are the ones where the recipient of the audit screams the loudest.

I consider the contract deficiencies addressed below to endanger performance of the contract to such a degree that the security of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul is in jeopardy.

You came to a hearing on how to collect unpaid taxes. And you don't even know how many levies you've collected. I think, you know, that's -- you know, that's pretty much in the category of the dog ate my homework.

Thank you and we all wish you, not just Godspeed, but success and health.

I have looked into how many Antideficiency Act (ADA) violations have actually been punished in DOD.

It's really hard to figure out who to blame when something goes terribly wrong and taxpayer money is wasted at unprecedented levels.

I think you've been very candid today. I think we all value that highly. Thank you. I think you've done a great job today, and I wish you the very best and safety.

I think expressing our opinions through resolutions is exactly what keeps this institution and the people we represent living in a wonderful country because of the democratic institutions.

I am very aware, as I think many Americans are at this point, of the serious problems that we have in the area of acquisition and contracting in Iraq.

Senator McCaskill. Thank you all for your service. I appreciate it very much.

I just, until someone at the highest levels of the military embraces the idea that we are now fighting this war with private contractors, in terms of logistic support.

What can happen on the ground with these security contractors, in terms of undermining our relationship with the Iraqi people.