Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"I find it shocking that something like that... wouldn't have gone directly up through the leadership of GM."

"I would think it would be important for this committee, actually, to hear directly from Mr. Valukas on the investigation itself."

"You described the situation with the duplicate parts, the duplicate ignition switches. One had the defect, one didn't; however, the same part number was kept."

"It seems to me--and you are potentially facing--that this is a very important issue, to ensure that no one can interfere with that at this point."