Claire McCaskill Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“The U.S. military is the best-trained, most effective fighting force the world has ever known. And the conduct of the vast majority of our service members makes Americans rightfully proud.”

“We have a lot of things we give away to people who are very, very wealthy in this country. And I'm not sure that our federal government can afford that.”

“We shouldn't deny the right of the minority to filibuster, but we need to do a much better job of making them own it. That way, the American people could figure out who is being obstructionist and who is willing to compromise.”

“We still have not been able to move into those positions in our country that are really directing traffic among that 1 percent, and that's where women have to break through.”

“You know I think the president has to really focus on getting elected to a second term in 2012. And I need to focus on making sure I'm accountable to the people of Missouri.”

“You know, we've got to be responsible about our debt. We don't want the United States to ever be a dead beat, and not be able to pay its bills, either to our soldiers who are fighting or to Social Security recipients.”