Claire McCaskill

I mean, obviously, you know, if we don't have the folks in place to train up what we need, then we are really in trouble.

We ought to step up to our responsibility and fund our military in a way that is forthright, transparent.

The idea of starting with leaders is a fundamental first principle, and there is no doubt in my mind that we want to take advantage of 50 percent of the world's population or the American population and maximize their talent to increase…

Don't know how to get it there.

If U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command were combined into one command, would the Commander be able to execute the missions and requirements of both commands?

There is ongoing discussion on reducing headquarters size and right shaping it for the future.

Is there any rational reason why our strength of equipment and troops in Europe would not belong in the regular budget of the military?

I need that report or I need a date when that report is going to be produced.

I am pleased to know that there is a program in place to upgrade their communications capabilities.

I commend you for bringing this scam to our attention.

You all have--are obviously trying to intercept people at airports to keep them from going down this path, which is really admirable.

I think we need to get a sense of how many--and I would particularly be interested in how many people have been extradited in connection with those crimes.

This is ridiculous. He is a victim. He is not a criminal.

We must do more to protect our seniors from these deceptive practices.

If we can confirm that they are victims, then we have a moral obligation as a country to get them out of there.

I know how good law enforcement is in this country, Mr. Brown.

This Committee has done tremendous work under your leadership to aggressively fight fraud and scams.

It will basically surf over the highlights of what is really going on in terms of seniors being victimized in this country through scams.

The reason we do not have these cases in our country is because these criminals know they will get caught here and they will be put in prison here.

I want to get a sense of the amount of resources that is really being given to this issue.

I am not sure at this point in time in our country's history very many people trust that we are as serious about this as we are.

If we know they are a victim, this is a little different.

It seems it is very fashionable these days to beat up government every chance we get in every way we can.

I would really like to see some answer from your bosses, from Secretary Johnson and Attorney General Lynch, about what obligation do we have when we know someone has been victimized.

I think the one thing that you should leave this hearing with is that we will be calling on the heads of your agencies and the State Department.