Quotes by Claire McCaskill

About Claire McCaskill:

Claire Conner McCaskill is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who serves as the senior United States Senator from Missouri. The first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Missouri in her own right, she defeated Republican incumbent Jim Talent in the 2006 election, by a margin of 49.6% to 47.3%. She became the state's senior U.S. Senator upon the retirement of Kit Bond in 2011 and won a bid for re-election in 2012, defeating Republican Todd Akin by a margin of 54.7% to 39.2%.
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No commander in chief would ever say, 'I'm not going to listen to the guys on the ground.'

Claire McCaskill

What we have done with No Child Left Behind is squeeze the creativity out of the classroom because teachers have begun to just teaching to the test.

Claire McCaskill

There are three legs of the stool; spending, entitlements and making the tax code fair and equitable. That's the three legs of the stool. If we do all of those in a responsible, bipartisan way, I think the American people would all be very, very happ...

Claire McCaskill

We need candidate schools to recruit more young African-Americans to run for office and more diverse law enforcement communities.

Claire McCaskill

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

Claire McCaskill

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

Claire McCaskill

I think I'm the last Democrat left in the Senate after Russ Feingold was defeated that won't take earmarks.

Claire McCaskill

I'm asking regular folks to be my super PAC.

Claire McCaskill

Frankly, earmarking is not the problem. It is a symptom of the problem.

Claire McCaskill

Respecting the Second Amendment does not mean abandoning common sense. The right to own guns in this country must remain, while we also must strengthen our laws to prevent mass shootings.

Claire McCaskill

The Missourians I hear from just don't buy the idea that the only way to tackle the national debt is to drastically alter Medicare and Social Security.

Claire McCaskill

As a member of the Aging Committee, I'm no stranger to fighting for America's seniors.

Claire McCaskill

You have to be willing to offend in order to make progress.

Claire McCaskill

The NRA grades senators and representatives based on their votes on gun issues - and even on issues that have little-to-nothing to do with guns.

Claire McCaskill

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

Claire McCaskill

I voted against my party with some frequency, because of my independence. I've just got to remind Missourians that I am independent and that I try to call them like I see them, and sometimes my party is wrong on some things.

Claire McCaskill

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.

Claire McCaskill

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.

Claire McCaskill

After holding hearings to get input from Missourians, I led the fight to pass legislation that protects seniors from predatory lending in the mortgage industry. I stood up against efforts that would make it harder for seniors to vote, and battled tel...

Claire McCaskill

Along with my colleagues Mark Warner and Sheldon Whitehouse, I have been working to end the process of secret holds, which is when senators anonymously block legislation or nominations without explanation.

Claire McCaskill

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

Author Bio

  • NameClaire McCaskill
  • DescriptionUnited States Senator from Missouri
  • BornJuly 24, 1953
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Lawyer; Prosecutor