Claire McCaskill Quotes

United States, Politician
July 24, 1953

Claire Conner McCaskill (/məˈkæskəl/; born July 24, 1953) is an American politician who serves as the senior United States Senator from Missouri, a seat she was first elected to in 2006. She is the second female U.S. Senator from Missouri after Jean Carnahan who served from her appointment in 2001 until 2002, and the first female US Senator from Missouri to be elected in her own right.

My first obligation is my job. It's very hard to really get into campaign mode when you've got to focus on doing the work.

Claire McCaskill
- Work
- Job
- Focus
It seems to me that before we give federal funds to police departments, we ought to mandate that they have body cams.

Claire McCaskill
- Police

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
- Gun
The political system loves the extremes, it doesn't so much show a lot love for the moderates.

Claire McCaskill
- Political
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.

Claire McCaskill
- People
- Job
- American
Clearly, a large number of African-Americans don't have faith that the laws are being executed fairly in Ferguson, and that's a problem... We need to ensure Africans-Americans feel confident in the rule of law.

Claire McCaskill
- Faith
- Law
You have to be willing to offend in order to make progress.

Claire McCaskill
- Progress
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