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What a ridiculous notion that we've got to come beg the minority party so we can have a hearing on the police contracting in Afghanistan
GOP blocks Senate committee meetings Mar 24, 2010
Expectations were so high that if there had not been a complete economic meltdown, it would have been hard
Obama ally: Expectations set too high Jul 16, 2010
The bar for change was set inordinately high by the tone of the presidential campaign
Obama ally: Expectations set too high Jul 16, 2010
I'm hoping that if this election produces anything, it will be the ability to come together. I'm worried because of these extreme [Republican] candidates that appear to be on the verge of winning in some states
GOP: It will be up to Obama to cooperate Oct 17, 2010
In this economy, Americans across the country are out of work and those who are working are certainly not receiving annual raises
McCaskill would end automatic pay hikes Jan 26, 2011
Claire Conner McCaskill (pronounced /məˈkæskəl/; born July 24, 1953) is the senior United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Democratic Party. She defeated Republican incumbent Jim Talent in the 2006 U.S. Senate election, by a margin of 49.6% to 47.3%. She is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Missouri in her own right. She became the state's senior U.S. Senator upon the retirement of Kit Bond in 2011.
Before her election to the U.S. Senate, McCaskill was State Auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007. She previously served as Jackson County Prosecutor (1993–1998) and a member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1983–1988). She was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Missouri in the 2004 gubernatorial election. She is a native of Rolla and graduate of the University of Missouri.
In the U.S. Senate, McCaskill serves as a member of the Committee on Armed Services, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Special Committee on Aging. She is chairman of the Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight. She was cited by The New York Times to be among the seventeen women most likely to become the first female President of the United States.