Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"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."

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

"I very much appreciate what you're saying. We would love to have you up to our State to take a look at it."

"If there were such a thing as a dirt index—and I believe there should be."