Kelly Ayotte actually said...

I believe that we do need to take up a reauthorization of the transportation bill and that we need to make some hard choices.

How can we assure taxpayers that this doesn't just become another government entity, that we end up bailing out bad projects?

When I think about a project, for example, of high-speed rail--why would the private sector invest in that?

I think the people in New Hampshire make better decisions on where to put the funding than someone in Washington.