Kelly Ayotte

As I understand it, at this point, nobody within GM has been fired as a result of the issue that comes before us today on the ignition switch and obviously this long pattern of having information and not providing disclosure and recall to…

I understand that the Navy has revised its guidelines for accounting for the size of the Navy's battle force.

What is the impact on readiness if these requirements are not met in OCO?

You described the situation with the duplicate parts, the duplicate ignition switches. One had the defect, one didn't; however, the same part number was kept.

The Marine Corps has forgone some investments to maintain near-term readiness.

I believe this is criminal.

I have no doubt, as I have said, about Mr. Valukas's qualifications.

It seems to me--and you are potentially facing--that this is a very important issue, to ensure that no one can interfere with that at this point.

I'm trying to understand if we don't reauthorize, what is the alternative?

I think that is a very important transparency measure that will help us as we try to root out waste, duplication, fraud in the government.

I wish to recognize and thank Cathy Myers--a valued member of my staff who left Senate service today after 35 years on Capitol Hill. Cathy has worked in Congress since 1979 when she was hired to serve as a secretary in the office of…

We have--what we do very little of in government is actually measure the effectiveness of the programs.

I think we all share the same goal. We want government to actually achieve things in a measurable way and the most cost effective way.

I appreciate Senator Smith saying they want those signals to stay on the air, but this is the mechanism that ensures that and keeps those signals on the air for your constituents.

When I look at the spiraling upward trend of blackouts, having gone from 12 blackouts in 2010 to 127 blackouts in 2013, it is hard to believe this provision is working as intended.

If we don't reauthorize STELA, what happens to my constituents in New Hampshire who rely on imported distant signals?

I want to thank the senior Senator from Arizona for his leadership and to really frame what Ronald Reagan said. It is so important at this moment. He said: Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong…

I wish to thank my colleague from Arizona and my colleague from South Carolina. I was in Ukraine on Sunday, and I was in Maidan, along with two of my colleagues: Senator Donnelly, who represents Indiana in the Senate, as well as…

I think it also gets the community more involved, which is really important, I think, to provide that support structure back in the community.

I think it's a model to leverage scarce Federal dollars in a way that brings the entire community in.

I want to make sure because they are the ones that make the least.

Let me just be straight. I voted against sequestration, and I think that we should work together to address sequestration.

What specific impact will this have on MWR revenues?

What stakeholder input and feedback did TRICARE consider when making the decision to exclude certain laboratory tests from reimbursement?

Thank you, Madam President. I come to the floor today to talk about a very important case that the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on this morning that goes to the very core of our Nation's foundation--the future of religious freedom in…