Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"There is a gap in the modernization of our shipyards in terms of the backlog there."

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

"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."

"At the end of the day really where I'd like to be is, how do we avoid this from happening again?"