Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I don't know if Senator McCaskill is in the Chamber. I doubt she wants to take 1\1/2\ minutes. If not, I will yield back the 1\1/2\ minutes. I understand Senator McCaskill is here now and wishes to speak, so I will try to find a way to squeeze in as much time as I can. You are on. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Missouri is recognized, and she has 1 minute. Mrs. McCASKILL. Mr. President, I am confused about why the hearing we had scheduled this afternoon cannot go forward. The subject matter of this hearing is oversight of the contract that is engaged in police training in Afghanistan in the Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight. This is a hearing that is getting to the heart of the matter; that we have a real problem with the mission part in Afghanistan on police training because of problems with these contracts--problems with oversight at the State Department. We have now canceled the hearing because we have been told we can't have it. The witness from the State Department has been canceled, the witness from the Defense Department has been canceled, and the inspectors general who were coming to testify about a GAO report that just came out last week that was damning in its criticism in the oversight of these contracts. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired. Mrs. McCASKILL. I don't get it. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana is recognized.”