Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"I had Chairman Dempsey here less than a week ago and he told me on a scale of 1 to 10, it was a 10 in terms of our national security."

"I plan to work with Senator Blumenthal to introduce legislation to give you additional tools to cut off funds to our enemies."

"When you take that kind of reduction, particularly in the civilian workforce, there will be an impact on readiness."

"I look forward to working with you on this. This is a way we can make sure that taxpayer dollars do not go in the wrong hands."