Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"what more, if anything, can be done to ensure that DOD hires and retains the skilled workforce needed"

"Secretary Hale, this sounds simple; why is it that none of the Services--the Departments of the Army, Navy, or Air Force--can do that simple task yet?"

"Ms. McGrath, what examples can you offer where you have actually validated this compliance, as opposed to, say, just taking someone's word for it through unchecked self-assertions?"

"At this point, what's the most significant impediment to the Air Force's ability to get its SBR audit ready?"