Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member, Senator Wicker, again because I raised the issue."

"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."

"The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is a very important public shipyard in our country."

"I interpret these Navy decisions as a reaffirmation and a validation of the importance of the Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF)."