Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"A military retirement is very different in terms of the sacrifices that are made than your average civilian retirement; do you agree?"

"Wonderful that we can reach a 2-year budget agreement. But you know what was astounding to me is once this became public that people from both sides of the aisle said this is wrong."

"I believe the Air Force should not take any steps to prepare to retire the A-10 or reduce the modernization or readiness of the A-10 fleet."

"Maintaining vitality of the laboratories and sites and the core competencies of the workforce at each site must be a priority."