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McCaskill Leads His...
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20:25:29 05/22/12

McCaskill Leads Historic Public Debate on National Defense Legislation As the Senate begins its yearly debate on the National Defense Authorization Act—leg...

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McCaskill Leads Historic Public Debate on National Defense Legislation

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McCaskill Leads Historic Public Debate on National Defense Legislation As the Senate begins its yearly debate on the National Defense Authorization Act%mdashlegislation that sets the nation's military priorities and spending levels%mdashUS Senator Claire McCaskill today took the historic step of holding her portion of the mark-up in open, public session while addressing a host of critical issues. The Senate Armed Services Committee has traditionally held all debate on the massive defense policy legislation in closed-door session, but McCaskill%mdashan outspoken advocate for transparency%mdashwas successful last year in opening her panel's considerations to the public. McCaskill opened her subcommittee's work to the public once again today. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 43 1 ratings Time: 03:56 More in News & Politics

McCaskill Hearing E...
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21:32:58 05/10/12

McCaskill Hearing Examines Readiness of the Military Services US Senator Claire McCaskill today used a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to question Pentag...

McCaskill Hearing Examines Readiness of the Military Services

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McCaskill Hearing Examines Readiness of the Military Services

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McCaskill Hearing Examines Readiness of the Military Services US Senator Claire McCaskill today used a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to question Pentagon leaders on the readiness of US military forces ahead of consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act%mdashannual legislation to authorize spending levels for the nation's military. McCaskill chaired a hearing of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support which focused attention on ensuring that, as troops and equipment return from conflicts overseas, military leaders are making fiscally responsible decisions about what equipment and programs are critical to national security and where cost-savings can be achieved. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 34 0 ratings Time: 02:21 More in News & Politics

McCaskill Rallies S...
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20:05:36 04/26/12

McCaskill Rallies Support for Renewing Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence US Senator Claire McCaskill, a former Jackson County Prosecutor, rallied supp...

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McCaskill Rallies Support for Renewing Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence

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McCaskill Rallies Support for Renewing Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence US Senator Claire McCaskill, a former Jackson County Prosecutor, rallied support on the Senate floor today for renewing the Violence Against Women Act, a landmark law which provides vital protections for women and families. "Let's make sure that these women have someplace to turn to, their children have someplace to turn to," McCaskill said "Let's reauthorize this act today and make sure that all the women out there have that help and assistance they need at their time of need." From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 110 2 ratings Time: 03:45 More in News & Politics

McCaskill Wins Bipa...
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21:44:59 04/24/12

McCaskill Wins Bipartisan Approval of her Plan Protecting Rural Post Offices From Closure In a victory for communities across rural Missouri, the US Senate today...

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McCaskill Wins Bipartisan Approval of her Plan Protecting Rural Post Offices From Closure

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McCaskill Wins Bipartisan Approval of her Plan Protecting Rural Post Offices From Closure In a victory for communities across rural Missouri, the US Senate today gave broad bipartisan approval to a plan by Senator Claire McCaskill that will protect rural towns from losing their post offices. The Senate is currently debating legislation to address the fiscal challenges of the US Postal Service (USPS). McCaskill, who helped win the current short term moratorium on post office closures late last year, won approval of a bipartisan compromise amendment which would bar the USPS from closing rural post offices during the next 12 months. Thereafter, the USPS could only close a rural post office if strict criteria are met%mdashincluding that seniors who rely on the post office to receive life-saving prescription drugs would have the same or substantially similar service. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 84 2 ratings Time: 01:32 More in Nonprofits & Activism

McCaskill Unveils P...
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19:36:33 04/18/12

McCaskill Unveils Plan to Protect Rural Post Offices From Closure US Senator Claire McCaskill today formally unveiled her plan to protect rural communities acros...

McCaskill Unveils Plan to Protect Rural Post Offices From Closure

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McCaskill Unveils Plan to Protect Rural Post Offices From Closure

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McCaskill Unveils Plan to Protect Rural Post Offices From Closure US Senator Claire McCaskill today formally unveiled her plan to protect rural communities across the country from losing their post offices. McCaskill, who helped win the current moratorium on post office closures late last year, is introducing an amendment which would bar the US Postal Service (USPS) from closing rural post offices during the next two years. Thereafter, the USPS could only close a rural post office if strict criteria are met%mdashincluding that seniors who rely on the post office to receive life-saving prescription drugs would have the same or substantially similar service. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 76 3 ratings Time: 07:20 More in News & Politics

McCaskill Takes Nex...
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14:55:50 04/18/12

McCaskill Takes Next Step on Legislation to Reform Wartime Contracting US Senator Claire McCaskill took the next step in her fight to pass legislation to reform ...

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McCaskill Takes Next Step on Legislation to Reform Wartime Contracting

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McCaskill Takes Next Step on Legislation to Reform Wartime Contracting US Senator Claire McCaskill took the next step in her fight to pass legislation to reform wartime contracting, chairing a Senate hearing to gather feedback on the bill from federal agencies, Inspectors General, and the measure's lead cosponsor, Senator Jim Webb of Virginia. McCaskill, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, used a hearing to review the need for the legislation and assess steps taken by departments and agencies to implement recommendations by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan%mdashan independent, bipartisan panel McCaskill and Webb created through legislation they introduced in 2007. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 72 0 ratings Time: 05:28 More in News & Politics

McCaskill Seeks Ans...
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20:44:12 03/29/12

McCaskill Seeks Answers on Which is Cheaper for Taxpayers: Contractors or Federal Employees US Senator Claire McCaskill chaired a Senate hearing today aimed at e...

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McCaskill Seeks Answers on Which is Cheaper for Taxpayers: Contractors or Federal Employees

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McCaskill Seeks Answers on Which is Cheaper for Taxpayers: Contractors or Federal Employees US Senator Claire McCaskill chaired a Senate hearing today aimed at exploring a seemingly simple question%mdashis it cheaper for American taxpayers when the federal government contracts with private companies, or uses federal employees?%mdashand highlighted the fact that the answers are not as clear as previously thought. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 147 1 ratings Time: 04:42 More in News & Politics

McCaskill: Does Con...
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17:46:07 03/29/12

McCaskill: Does Congress Stand With Oil Companies, or Working Families? After the Senate failed to advance legislation repealing taxpayer giveaways to the bigges...

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McCaskill: Does Congress Stand With Oil Companies, or Working Families?

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McCaskill: Does Congress Stand With Oil Companies, or Working Families? After the Senate failed to advance legislation repealing taxpayer giveaways to the biggest oil companies, US Senator Claire McCaskill today took to the Senate floor and called on Congress to stand with working families getting squeezed by high gas prices by repealing the costly subsidies, and laid out a case for "economic fairness for working families." From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 500 10 ratings Time: 08:51 More in News & Politics

McCaskill Questions...
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20:31:42 03/22/12

McCaskill Questions Military Leaders on Afghanistan Recontruction During a Senate hearing today, US Senator Claire McCaskill reiterated the need to move reconstr...

McCaskill Questions Military Leaders on Afghanistan Recontruction

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McCaskill Questions Military Leaders on Afghanistan Recontruction

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McCaskill Questions Military Leaders on Afghanistan Recontruction During a Senate hearing today, US Senator Claire McCaskill reiterated the need to move reconstruction funds back to the US, where there is a need for projects to be completed. She also highlighted Afghanistan's lack of ability to maintain infrastructure projects as the US continues to draw down forces. Today's hearing included US Marine Corps Commander, International Security Assistance Force and Commander, US Forces Afghanistan General John Allen. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 85 1 ratings Time: 02:31 More in News & Politics

McCaskill Puts Brak...
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19:40:08 03/21/12

McCaskill Puts Brakes on Military Base Closures US Senator Claire McCaskill told top military officials today that, as Chairman of the Senate panel with jurisdic...

McCaskill Puts Brakes on Military Base Closures

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McCaskill Puts Brakes on Military Base Closures

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McCaskill Puts Brakes on Military Base Closures US Senator Claire McCaskill told top military officials today that, as Chairman of the Senate panel with jurisdiction over base closures, she will not allow any plan to move forward this year to close US military bases here at home. McCaskill chaired a hearing of her Subcommittee on Military Readiness and Management Support in which she told Pentagon officials that they had not made a convincing case that another round of base-closures would benefit American taxpayers or national security. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 149 2 ratings Time: 03:58 More in News & Politics

McCaskill Targets C...
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18:41:36 03/08/12

McCaskill Targets China Trade Practices on Behalf of Missouri Employer US Senator Claire McCaskill today told a commission charged with punishing unfair trade pr...

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McCaskill Targets China Trade Practices on Behalf of Missouri Employer

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McCaskill Targets China Trade Practices on Behalf of Missouri Employer US Senator Claire McCaskill today told a commission charged with punishing unfair trade practices that the government of China is engaged in actions that are unfairly harming an employer in Sedalia, Mo. McCaskill testified to the International Trade Commission (ITC) on behalf of Hayes Lemmerz in Sedalia%mdasha steel wheels plant that employs more than 300 Missourians%mdashin support of a case the company has brought against Chinese companies receiving government subsidies. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 286 3 ratings Time: 03:35 More in News & Politics

McCaskill Honors St...
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20:54:51 03/07/12

McCaskill Honors St. Louis Judge, Innovative Concept Academy Today, US Senator Claire McCaskill took to the Senate floor to praise the work of a St. Louis school...

McCaskill Honors St. Louis Judge, Innovative Concept Academy

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McCaskill Honors St. Louis Judge, Innovative Concept Academy

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McCaskill Honors St. Louis Judge, Innovative Concept Academy Today, US Senator Claire McCaskill took to the Senate floor to praise the work of a St. Louis school and its founder for their dedication to the community's youth, especially those who "have nowhere else to turn." Innovative Concept Academy provides strict discipline, counseling, and recreational activities for students previously expelled from the St. Louis Public School System to help prepare them for successful lives. Founded by St. Louis Juvenile Court Judge Jimmie Edwards in 2009, the school was started with the help of the St. Louis Public School District, organizations and individuals in the community, and the Family-Juvenile Court. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 114 0 ratings Time: 06:35 More in News & Politics

McCaskill: 'Our mil...
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20:18:23 03/06/12

McCaskill: 'Our military can build these projects—Afghanistan can't sustain them' US Senator Claire McCaskill today told military commanders that she belie...

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McCaskill: 'Our military can build these projects—Afghanistan can't sustain them'

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McCaskill: 'Our military can build these projects%mdashAfghanistan can't sustain them' US Senator Claire McCaskill today told military commanders that she believes in the ability of the US military to build infrastructure in Afghanistan%mdashbut that the Afghan government cannot sustain those projects. McCaskill used a Senate hearing to question military leaders on her plan to strip funding for large-scale infrastructure projects in Afghanistan and redirect those resources to road and bridge projects in the United States. McCaskill, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, heard input from the Commander of US Central Command on her proposed amendment to the transportation legislation currently being debated in the Senate. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 133 3 ratings Time: 04:15 More in News & Politics

McCaskill, Webb: Ti...
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22:28:50 03/01/12

McCaskill, Webb: Time is Now to Reform Wartime Contracting Saying the time is now to eliminate the systemic problems that have led to the waste of billions of ta...

McCaskill, Webb: Time is Now to Reform Wartime Contracting

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McCaskill, Webb: Time is Now to Reform Wartime Contracting

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McCaskill, Webb: Time is Now to Reform Wartime Contracting Saying the time is now to eliminate the systemic problems that have led to the waste of billions of taxpayer dollars, US Senators Claire McCaskill (Mo.) and Jim Webb (Va.) today introduced landmark legislation that would overhaul the federal government's planning, management, and oversight of contracting during overseas contingency operations. The senators' comprehensive reform legislation builds on the recommendations of the US Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan%mdashan independent, bipartisan panel that McCaskill and Webb created through legislation they introduced in 2007. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 107 2 ratings Time: 04:40 More in News & Politics

McCaskill grills mi...
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21:33:54 02/14/12

McCaskill grills military leaders on sustainability of spending, contracting costs US Senator Claire McCaskill used a Senate hearing today to grill the country's...

McCaskill grills military leaders on sustainability of spendin...

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McCaskill grills military leaders on sustainability of spending, contracting costs

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McCaskill grills military leaders on sustainability of spending, contracting costs US Senator Claire McCaskill used a Senate hearing today to grill the country's top military leaders on the ballooning costs of government contracting, as well as the sustainability of taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects in Afghanistan. McCaskill used a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to continue her effort to cut spending and save taxpayer dollars, questioning US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey about large-scale infrastructure projects in Afghanistan that are being financed by US taxpayers but may ultimately prove unsustainable for the Afghan government. McCaskill recently introduced a plan to strip funds for large-scale construction projects in Afghanistan and redirect those resources for use in the construction of roads and bridges in America. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 222 3 ratings Time: 06:07 More in News & Politics

McCaskill quizzes A...
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18:55:35 02/09/12

McCaskill quizzes Army Corps nominee on Missouri flooding US Senator Claire McCaskill today questioned the nominee to lead the US Army Corps of Engineers about c...

McCaskill quizzes Army Corps nominee on Missouri flooding

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McCaskill quizzes Army Corps nominee on Missouri flooding

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McCaskill quizzes Army Corps nominee on Missouri flooding US Senator Claire McCaskill today questioned the nominee to lead the US Army Corps of Engineers about challenges facing Missouri communities damaged during flooding in 2011 and possible solutions to prevent future incidents. McCaskill used a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to quiz Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick regarding last year's flooding and the Army Corps' intentional destruction of Birds Point Levee. McCaskill, reiterating her opposition to the Army Corps' decision to breach the levee, asked for Bostick's commitment to rebuilding the levee to the original height of 62.5 feet. From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 435 1 ratings Time: 05:10 More in News & Politics

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McCaskill Floor Speech on Arlington National Cemetery Legislation
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McCaskill Floor Speech on Arlington National Cemetery Legislation After additional improperly marked graves at Arlington National Cemetery were brought to light by The Washington Post, US Senator Claire McCaskill went to the Senate floor and asked the Senate to pass legislation that she has introduced to address problems at Arlington The legislation will help the new leadership at the cemetery structure a plan to identify and remedy errors like the ones uncovered recently. The legislation follows up on a hearing McCaskill chaired in July in her Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight to examine the problem of unmarked or improperly marked gravesites and is part of her ongoing commitment to ensure the Army investigates and resolves any identified problems. McCaskill introduced the bill in October with Senators Scott Brown (R-MA), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Richard Burr (R-NC). From: SenatorMcCaskill Views: 389 1 ratings Time: 06:18 More in News & Politics

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