I did n’t go to one of those fancy private schools, but the history I learned in public schools Mizzou taught me that the evidence of trafficking of women for sex goes back to before 2000 B.C. Senate Homeland Security did n’t begin with women’s rights and the birth control pill.

Claire McCaskill

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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.

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It seems to me that before we give federal funds to police departments, we ought to mandate that they have body cams.

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I was in the room with, you know, more than a dozen Republicans trying to negotiate the stimulus. Most of them decided the politics of the situation meant they should walk away, even if it wasn't responsible in terms of what our country needed right then.

Claire McCaskill
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I think, first of all, you know, Washington has a bad habit of a... by Claire McCaskill

I think, first of all, you know, Washington has a bad habit of a very short attention span.

Claire McCaskill
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I have been very independent from day I arrived in Washington. by Claire McCaskill

I have been very independent from day I arrived in Washington.

Claire McCaskill
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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.

Claire McCaskill
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I don't know how anyone can keep a straight face and say they are for deficit reduction while they insist on a permanent tax cut for the wealthiest Americans, completely unpaid for.

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If I were trying thiscase I would put up in front ofthe jury what was actually on TVbetween 1:45 and 2:20 so they could re-live andremember what the president sawsitting in that small diningroom off the Oval Office.

Claire McCaskill