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" I'm a moderate. I hang out in the middle. I vote against my party with some regularity and try to compromise. It doesn't appear right now that the Republican Party is welcoming moderates any more. "

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" 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 telemarketers bent on defrauding seniors. "

Claire McCaskill

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" No commander in chief would ever say, 'I'm not going to listen to the guys on the ground.' "

" You know I think the president has to really focus on getting elected to a second term in 2012. And I need to focus on making sure I'm accountable to the people of Missouri. "

" All the movies where I play nice guys don't seem to do very well. "

" 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 happy. "

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

" We still have not been able to move into those positions in our country that are really directing traffic among that 1 percent, and that's where women have to break through. "

" I am a small-town girl. "

" Many civil rights came about, not when they were passed into law, but because the federal government did what it should and saw them enforced. "

" 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. "

" I'm going to work with Republicans when they do things I agree with and I'm going to fight Republicans when they're doing things that I think are damaging. "

" 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. "

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

Claire McCaskill

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Police

" Somehow in the public sector, if you start in the mailroom and spend your life getting promoted, it's unseemly. "

" I think there are certain folks in Missouri that don't trust government. And they haven't trusted government for a long time. "

" You never know what'll happen in politics. "

" Do I want Social Security to be there for my kids and my grandkids? Absolutely. Will I fight like a tiger to make sure that we protect Social Security? I absolutely will. "

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

" I've got a really hard election. If you had a really hard election and it was after Labor Day would you go to North Carolina to a bunch of parties and glad-handing or would you stay home and work as hard as you know how to convince Missourians they should rehire you? "

" I never need to go far if I need a reminder of how important Medicare and Social Security are to Missouri's seniors. My mom, Betty Anne, is one of millions for whom these services provide a reliable safety net. Across the country, these protections are an integral part of sustaining millions of seniors' health and dignity. "

" Being a new mother was a joyful and sometimes overwhelming experience - and as the first Missouri female state legislator to have a baby while in office, having heath care for myself and my son gave me some needed peace of mind. "

" 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. "

" When the Tea Party comes to town, compromise goes out the door. "

" Well, I'm wrestling alligators. "