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Kelly Ayotte is a former United States Senator from New Hampshire, serving from January 5, 2011, to January 3, 2017. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first woman to represent New Hampshire in the Senate. During her tenure, Ayotte focused on issues such as national security, fiscal responsibility, and education reform. She was known for her bipartisan approach and worked on various initiatives to strengthen the military and improve veterans' services.
I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set aside the pending amendment and call up the following amendments en bloc: Senator McCain's amendment No. 1281 regarding the transfer of arms to Georgia; Senator Blunt's two amendments, Nos. 1133…
I would like to give my thanks to the Senator from Alabama for his comments about the concerns he has about our detainee policy and about how important it is that we have the right policies in place to protect Americans so that we can…
I ask unanimous consent on behalf of other Republican Senators to temporarily set aside the pending amendment and call up the following amendments en bloc: amendment No. 1179 on behalf of Senator Graham; amendment No. 1230 on behalf of…
I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up amendment No. 1065. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator…
as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and as the ranking member of the Readiness Subcommittee, I wish to speak for a few moments and comment on the National Defense Authorization Act. I will begin by thanking the majority…
the amendment I have just offered to the Defense authorization bill is an amendment that Senator Reed from Rhode Island is joining me in sponsoring. The amendment itself would allow the Air Force to reduce its strategic airlift aircraft…
I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the Senator from Colorado to strike the detainee provisions from the defense authorization markup--provisions that were agreed upon on an overwhelming bipartisan basis in the Armed Services…
Yes, this is a very high priority of the Air Force, because in this difficult time when they are making reductions, this is an area where they can meet our national security needs. Yet Congress has actually asked the Air Force to maintain…
Yes. Actually, this amendment I am bringing forward is consistent with the administration's budget request they submitted for the Congress's consideration. So this is a situation where, after a careful hearing we had before a subcommittee…
I will yield to the Senator. Mr. McCAIN. Is it correct that the U.S. Air Force not only supports this but considers it one of their very high priorities?
This is not going to be a diminishment for States. This is just going to be a right-sizing of the fleet. What I am concerned about is if we don't pass amendments such as this, where the administration has asked for it, where all of the…
I thank the Senator. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the amendment? The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Is it true we are trying to clear the amendment on both sides at the moment?
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