Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"Has there been discussion of whether the Coast Guard would be part of that analysis? Or would you be separate?"

"There has been concern expressed about the withdrawal date at the end of December for our military."

"I think what we're all trying to figure out is how we can avoid this."

"I hope going forward that we rely on your recommendations, as opposed to--it is one of the reasons that when I ran this past fall, I decided to swear off earmarks."