Kelly Ayotte

The FDA performs a very critical role. It is a critical regulatory agency that has to have a system that is safe, efficient, consistent, and thorough.

As we all know now, they are an operational force.

I'm proud that my State has a model that I think is a good one for everyone to examine, it's an efficient use of funds.

If we delay any longer, we're going to risk a gap in service that will directly hurt our troops and our families.

I remain very concerned that, I think, that it's really important that ROTC be allowed on campuses.

The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program is, frankly, one of the most important things that we can do.

If we're going to continue to use the Reserve component as a part of the operational force, that can't be seen just as a wartime-only effort.

I do think that it would be important to have that kind of data as we make these decisions.

I think that's an excellent thing to make it more efficient, in terms of how hiring is done.

I want to thank all the witnesses who are here, for your testimony and for your leadership, for your service to our country.

These programs represent good faith efforts to maintain the readiness of the All-Volunteer Force and to help our troops and their families cope with the accumulated strain of a decade at war.

I want my fishermen to have the opportunity to utilize those satellites that we're going to be spending a lot of money on.

I can tell you that the fishermen in my state don't feel like this is a voluntary process, so to speak, and they also don't like the program and feel that it's basically putting them out of business.

Sustainable fisheries are in everyone's best interest, and New Hampshire's geographically-limited small fleet has been unable to fish beyond the closed areas established by regulation off the New Hampshire shore.

And I wanted to thank you, Dr. Lubchenco, for your testimony.

I just wanted to also add my support for the comments that Senator Lieberman made about what I see right now as an inherent contradiction in our policy of being able to obtain the objectives that we've identified in Libya.

I think we all appreciate that it is important that we have safety measures to prevent these accidents.

DOD proposes to freeze the hiring of civilian personnel through fiscal year 2013 and to freeze civilian pay freeze through fiscal year 2012 for a savings of $25 billion over the next 5 years.

Secretary Hale, in this day and age of warehouse retail outlets and specialty grocery chains, has a business cases assessment been accomplished to compare the competitiveness and efficiency of exchanges and commissaries run by DOD to…

We must ensure that military compensation remains highly competitive and recognizes the sacrifices our servicemembers endure.

The GAO report noted that DOD spends billions of dollars annually on military installations around the world.

Where can we find the savings of $75 million in the current budget request?

The Army's enterprise governance approach supports transforming business operations and obtaining best possible outcomes by using broad collaboration.

Secretary Westphal, the Army proposes to save $1.5 billion on MILCON costs by sustaining existing facilities, but does not propose a corresponding increase to the facility sustainment account.

Does the long-term underfunding facility maintenance and repairs have a detrimental impact on readiness?