Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"So, why was the decision made to close all the contracting towers, versus the towers that had the FAA employees that perhaps could have gone on to do other work?"

"I would appreciate an answer to that, because there is over--of course, as I understand it, in looking how much is in Essential Air Services, that's a pretty substantial amount of funding on an annual..."

"Can you explain to me why one, and not the other, and what--how you distinguish between certain towers?"

"So, in fact, I think, the initial list proposed for closure would have had about 238 towers, under that standard."