Kelly Ayotte

My constituents are paying into this but not getting back even the full value of their dollar.

We have been 50th out of 50 for many years, and in 2014 I think we moved up a little bit.

I think we have made improvements, but I think we can do more.

I think that is significant because this is what I hear when I reach out to schools and libraries.

Yes. Mr. McCONNELL. I naively thought that my State was uniquely afflicted with this scourge--we had the drug czar come down to Northern Kentucky, which is a part of my State, a suburb of Cincinnati--only to find that it is a problem all…

Leader, I will tell you, Director Botticelli came to New Hampshire as well, and he testified at a field hearing Senator Shaheen and I had in New Hampshire. For the people of New Hampshire right now, this is a crisis. It is a public health…

It is the exact same thing in New Hampshire. In our State, more people are dying from heroin, Fentanyl, and abuse of prescription drugs than car accidents, which is staggering when you think about it. This is a national epidemic. That is…

I thank the leader for this bill today, which I am glad was passed, and I look forward to working on additional legislation. Mr. President, I yield the floor. ____________________

I want to thank our leader and thank Senator Casey for introducing and pushing to pass this very important legislation. This legislation, the Protecting Our Infants Act, of which I was proud to be an early sponsor, will help address the…

I am obviously disappointed that an objection has been rendered by my colleague from Utah, but I will say I appreciate his interest in making sure we maintain our public parks and lands, and this is certainly an interest that we all share…

I come to the floor to urge my colleagues to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This has been a very important program for preserving our outdoor spaces and the beauty of our country. It is particularly important…

It is hell on Earth.

We certainly do not want them coming back or going to hurt our partners in Europe.

I'm kind of like, Why are we doing this? Is there any look at reforming USF to make it more viable?

I think my constituents get a pretty raw deal, because we're receiving 41 cents for every dollar that we contribute.

I am very disappointed that last night the Land and Water Conservation Fund expired, and so it has lapsed. I just offered a unanimous consent request to extend this fund for 60 days to make sure there was not a lapse in this important…

I come to the floor today to ask for an extension of a very important program to my State--the Land and Water Conservation Fund--and because of that I ask unanimous consent that the Energy and Natural Resources Committee be discharged from…

We've got to change this dynamic, because we've had the leaders of all of our military rightly come in here and testify about the impact of sequestration.

I have great respect for the senior Senator from Tennessee, but I disagree with him on his objection to extending the Perkins Loan Program for 1 year. This is why I disagree. I very much appreciate the work he has laid out and the goals he…

I thank the Senator from Montana for his incredible support for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. I love the picture showing the Senator from Montana and his wife because, just like Montana, in my home State of New Hampshire, there are…

I hear from employers directly, many of them in the manufacturing field, that they have many unfilled positions.

We should change that, absolutely.

Senator Kaine and I actually have a bill... that would allow you the flexibility, if you need your Pell grant, to take a short-term skills program.

These are very technical jobs. They require obviously an understanding of how to use computers.

I also like this idea--you mentioned it--of skin in the game for the colleges and universities.