Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"would it be accurate to describe the Persian Gulf and the seas adjacent to Iran as an increasingly anti-access and area-denial environment?"

"You specifically cite the threat that Iranian small boats and cruise missiles represent."

"the Virginia-class submarine provides a critical platform for our special operators, especially in anti-access and area-denial environments?"

"I would hope that we would not bring those two individuals to the United States, because I'd have a hard time explaining that to my constituents when we have the availability of the GTMO detention fac..."