Kelly Ayotte

I have been a strong advocate for USF reform, and I think that is something we need to do if we really want to get more access for people in rural areas, especially in states like mine.

Thank you. Mr. Stankey, I would like also to have the question answered that you have been asked by Senator Heller and Senator Thune about the impact of the merger on New Hampshire.

General Shelton, you note that block buy represents a $4.4 billion reduction from baseline in the fiscal year 2012 budget.

General Dunford, you indicated during the July 17, 2014, nomination hearing that we cannot sustain the Afghan Mi-17 fleet without dealing with the Russians.

I rise today to pay tribute to a wonderful man, Stephen Savage, the chief of the Plaistow Police Department, who passed away on Friday after a 3-year battle with cancer. We are deeply saddened by the loss of Chief Savage, a beloved member…

It seems to me that they have figured out that in 2008, we changed our laws in terms of how we are going to treat minors from a contiguous country versus a non-contiguous country.

It is ridiculous. You've got to get up and fix that right away.

So, a dead little boy, as I understand it, children being raped, correct?

I wanted to ask about the conditions upon which these children are being brought up here by the smugglers.

What does that do for the women's sports if they're not revenue-generating?

Well, now they are being trafficked.

So as a woman athlete, if I'm not a revenue generating athlete, then I'm not going to be eligible for this employee/employer relationship.

They are finding a way. The criminal enterprises are finding a way to make money off this situation, basically.

I appreciate that we are doing this public information campaign, but our leaders need to be clear.

What does this do in terms of the schools where we're not talking about the top athletes that may go on, that are the non-revenue generating sports?

It is inhumane to send them on this journey.

By denying profit-athletes just compensation in the market, does not preclude colleges and universities from supporting intercollegiate athletics as an educational opportunity.

If the athletes are, in fact, employees then we have a moral obligation and an obligation under the law to treat them as such.

I want to thank all of you for being here. Mr. Whitaker, I love that we share New Hampshire as home, so thank you for being here, I appreciate it.

We can all agree that the Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen, has the potential to significantly enhance our Nation's antiquated air traffic system by making our air traffic management more efficient, more…

I appreciate that some airlines have already invested millions of dollars in equipping their aircraft for NextGen, it is concerning that they are still waiting to see the benefits of these forward thinking investments.

I am concerned that we have yet to see many of the tangible results from these investments that we are all waiting to see and that we all support.

I rise today to honor the life and legacy of LCpl Brandon Garabrant, a proud marine from Greenfield, NH, who was tragically killed in action in Afghanistan last week. Lance Corporal Garabrant was an extraordinary young man who cared deeply…

I know we have pending now the appropriations bill for Commerce, Justice, and Science, which contains an important issue I have offered an amendment on, along with Senator Chambliss, who is the ranking Republican on the intelligence…

However, it has turned out that some of our most recent and damaging breaches to national security and workforce safety have come at the hands of contractors.