Claire McCaskill

This is a crisis that is real in our country right now.

Lower-income households are simply not putting any money away for retirement.

I think some of our work is also related to that, is starting early.

It is ridiculous. You know, young people do not understand what the tax refund is.

Retirement security is obviously a top priority of this Committee and the Chairman has assembled a great panel...

I really think we have got to get the Social Security Administration to change that.

Oh, what a good idea.

In my home State of Missouri, only 45 percent of the private sector workers are participating in an employer-sponsored retirement plan...

I just worry that, as Italy is--you know, they're spending so little on defense, and it--if they are using any of their resources to address this, it certainly limits their ability to participate in NATO with us in a more robust fashion.

I particularly worry, because I think we have a tendency to think of these as machines, and don't realize the human component of this and the stresses they have.

We are putting incredibly high demands on these folks.

What about Europeans leaving to fight for the Islamic State? Are there any specific actions that the European Command is taking to assist the effort of identifying--they have a much bigger problem than we do, in terms of citizens of Europe…

We're not going to have our trained warfighters peeling potatoes ever again.

I think it's so critical that we never lose sight of this contracting oversight and planning and training as a core capacity.

I think the body of work they have done is incredibly helpful to our Nation's military.

I just think that we've got to be--and I'm--believe me, I'm not saying that we come to this with clean hands, as Democrats.

And also, General Austin, if you could share with us how many contractors have been plussed-up in Iraq as a result of our efforts against ISIL.

One of the ways is being better stewards of the resources that we have allocated to these efforts.

I don't understand the value right now of changing Inspector Generals at this point on the projects that are ongoing.

I'm now determined that budget gimmicks have no attachment to party, that both parties are capable of using budget gimmicks.

I was bitterly disappointed today to see that the Senate budget that was released resembles a fairytale and does absolutely nothing to address the looming crisis with sequestration as it relates to our military.

For whatever every other Senator said about sequestration, me, too.

I am very interested in how all of this shakes out, and if there is anything I can do to prod the U.S. attorney into doing justice in the most efficient, and effective, and time sensitive way let me know.

What impact has the Navy's strike-fighter shortfall had on training and operations?

For you, General Dunford, I would like an updating on the how the realigning of Guam is going.