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That plane for 89 trips. on a conference call with reporters yesterday, she said she would reimburse tax pairs $350,000. >> i've convinced me husband to sell the damn plane. he's hired a broker. i will not be setting foot on the plane ever again. this is not good. i am -- this is -- i've been sick to my stomach for four days since this happened. >> reporter: mccaskill is one of the most vulnerable that's up for re-election next year. she's portrayed herself as a spending hawk. >> my walk doesn't match my talk. that would be shame on me and don't vote for me ever again. >> we're just getting st...

Continue to look at all of the problems we're facing and see if there could be a better way? i don't think it should be. i'm sure it will be, but it's kind of been a got you moment on both sides. me just saying i'm willing to look, listen and learn has ended up having both ends of the spectrum pretty upset. >> can't be a got you moment, though, if it goes on for years. got you moment is by necessity a short, sharp shock. let me ask you about another spending issue. i know you are a spending hawk in many ways. you signed on with a half dozen republican senators on the ten-year spending cap idea...

It's a way to spend money. not because i hate contractors, but it's a waste of money. i carved out from day one a fairly independent path when it relates to matters dealing with the way we spend money. yeah, is this a gotcha moment saying you are willing to continue to look at the problems we are facing and see if there could be a better way? i don't think it should be. i'm sure it will be, but it's a gotcha moment on both sides. me saying i'm willing to look and listen and learn will have both ends of the spectrum very upset. >> for can't be if it goes on for years. a gotcha moment is by nece...

Money. i went after contractors because it is a huge waste of money. i carved out a fairly independent path when it relates to matters dealing with the way we spend money. so yeah, is this a got you moment, saying you're willing to continue to look at all of the problems we're facing and see if there could be a better way? i don't think it should be. i'm sure it will be, but it's kind of been a got you moment on both sides. me just saying i'm willing to look, listen and learn has ended up having both ends of the spectrum pretty upset. >> can't be a got you moment, though, if it goes on for yea...

>> nobody -- somebody comes into my office and says, jane, that they're going to cut spending because they're a spending hawk, okay? on a multitrillion budget, and the best thing they can come up with isç $30 billion that deprives women of food? i would call them a moran. >> well, you know -- i think this gets into insider/outsider politics that are dictating these things. as we've discussions these are cuts made sure not to offend any of the big corporate benefactors, and the democrats do the same thing. earlier this year the national taxpayers union on the right and u.s. perg on the level ...