Kelly Ayotte

If we create new cross-functional teams, what parts of the Pentagon bureaucracy should be eliminated?

I would like us, as a Congress, to come together and declare this for what it is.

I would agree with that description.

I know your initial testimony about the important work that the Coast Guard is doing on drug interdiction and disrupting transnational drug networks.

I was proud to be a lead sponsor of, in March, called the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, so dealing with both sides.

We're also facing a heroin epidemic.

I wanted to follow up, one of the amendments I had on the FAST Act was focused on additional steps for NHTSA to take to support states and emphasizing the public dangers of drug-impaired driving.

I wanted to follow up, too, there have been health and safety concerns that have been raised related to the flammability standards for children's car seats.

I'm sure states would like to have a Sherpa. That would be great.

Thank you for that, for the I-93 improvement project.

The program is only as good as the information we have, in terms of how this vetting happens.

I think it is really important for this Committee to understand whether any of the individuals that we know were involved in Paris--that have been identified in Brussels--were they on the 'terrorist watchlist?'

So, this is a really important question. And, the reason I think it is a really important question is that we are only as good as the information that we have.

We should have that already shored up and resolved and make sure there's a clear contract

Well, this sounds to me like an important congressional oversight function, given the security functions of that site and what we need to do.

I just think as we look at the big picture, these are tools that we need to look at.

I serve on the Armed Services Committee, and we have Iran testing ballistic missiles right now. We have North Korea testing ballistic missiles.

I am not sure what could be worse than a blackout where we are handing people a sandwich and a bottle of water and giving them a map.

MEP funding should be increased to $260 million annually and the program authorized through 2020.

The administration has announced a new plan to support, train, and equip counter-ISIS forces.

Do you agree with Admiral Tidd that we have a strategic interest in maintaining U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo regardless of detention operations?

We need to invest more.

I admire Governor Baker's leadership on this.

I hope that those who are hiking up these prices take notice that we notice.

An amendment that I offered to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is going to increase some resources there for the interdiction of heroin and fentanyl.