Claire McCaskill

The notion that the soon-elected leader of this country would put Julian Assange on a pedestal compared to the men and women of the intelligence community... I think it should bring about a hue and cry no matter whether you are a…

Wouldn't it be great if we could figure out some way that that information could prevent this kind of heartbreak and this kind of abuse?

I know when I was the prosecutor in Kansas City, we had a working relationship with the public administrator.

Unfortunately, we still have limited information on the prevalence of guardianship abuse across the country, and data varies widely State to State.

As we gather today, we must recognize the vulnerability of older Americans.

Elder abuse and exploitation of any kind is a tragedy, but it is particularly painful when abuse is being perpetrated by those who have been entrusted to protect the victims.

The first example that I outlined in my statement, it was a bank teller who was alert enough to notice these unusual withdrawals by the attorney from his clients' accounts and reported it to the appropriate authorities.

If I were staying, this would be at the top of our list.

That is an essential part of our democracy, that the people who we represent have some faith that we are, in fact, working in their best interests.

You guys need to put this at the top of your list.

We would be subpoenaing the doctor's records after the fact to prove the incapacity, because that would be an important element of the case.

It is too bad that the cynicism that is out there about Government does not bother to look into committee hearing rooms where there is a Republican and a Democrat working as hard as they know how toward a common interest.

It is important that we continue to prioritize data collection in this space so that we can better understand the breadth and scope of this issue.

Prevention is really hard. As somebody who has spent a lot of time in law enforcement, I know it is hard to quantify when you are successful.

I do not get why we are having a long hearing on the danger of terrorists, in this country, when we cannot even take the baby step of saying that someone, who is going to be inconvenienced by missing a flight, cannot have the same…

So, the vilification of the Muslim community, in this country, is very counterproductive to the most essential piece of our prevention efforts to combat the biggest threat we face, which is the radicalization of lone wolves.

One of the key foundations to the prevention of the radicalization of lone wolves in this country is, in fact, having cooperation and working relationships with the American Muslim community.

I'm always proud to serve on this committee, because it's an oasis of bipartisanship in the Senate.

I just want it on the record for you to commit that you will get to the bottom of this and there will be no question in the Marines that abusing someone because of their ethnicity or their religion is absolutely unacceptable or their…

We've done the first hearing. We have another one coming up.

I have advocated for oversight and transparency for the Federal Government, and I take serious Congress' responsibility to hold Federal agencies accountable.

What is going on in the House of Representatives this year is, once again, a phony budget gimmick to pretend that they are somehow being fiscally conservative.

I want you to know they tried to tell me they were going to charge me to quit charging me.

BDS is important. So I just wanted to be a cheerleader for a decision on BDS within the coming weeks.

We can certainly correct misinformation.