Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"I have a real hard time going particularly to the fishermen, many of them who have gone out of business in some instances because of these fines."

"I want to commend my colleague, Scott Brown, for pursuing this issue."

"As you might imagine, the finding is unsettling for those of us on the committee who assume that DOD is faithfully and legally carrying out MILCON projects as specifically authorized by Congress."

"When you throw on top of it, of course, their efforts to acquire a nuclear weapon, no question they are a grave threat to our national security and to that of our allies."