Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"I had a brief follow-up on the mission that you're conducting in Iraq right now, of providing security for the oil platforms that are critical to the Iraq economy."

"I appreciate that the Coast Guard falls underneath the Department of Homeland Security, as opposed to the Department of Defense."

"Has there been discussion of whether the Coast Guard would be part of that analysis? Or would you be separate?"

"There has been concern expressed about the withdrawal date at the end of December for our military."