Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"I have said before, but having our small fishermen--it is iconic."

"what has happened, essentially, is that the catch share rules and the dramatic increases--cod is a prime example of this--have put our fishermen in such a difficult position where they cannot make a l..."

"they are violating the intent of Congress to pay for the at sea monitoring"

"My constituents are not going to want to pay that tax, and I don't think there's support for that tax."