Press Releases
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Feb13
Ayotte: Balanced Budget Amendment Will End Washington's Spending Addiction
"In the 1,386 days since the Senate last passed a budget, the nation's debt has increased by $5.3 trillion. We need a Balanced Budget Amendment to end Washington's spending addiction and save future generations from being crushed by massive debt."
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Feb12
Senator Ayotte's Statement on State of the Union Address
"While I welcome the president's openness to simplifying our tax code to spur economic growth, as well as his acknowledgment that we must reform Medicare to preserve it, I'm concerned that he proposed many new programs without saying how we could afford them."
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Feb12
Ayotte Applauds Senate Passage of Violence Against Women Act
"The Senate's action today will help ensure that victim advocates and law enforcement have the right training and tools to prevent domestic violence and help victims, and the House needs to move quickly to pass this legislation," said Senator Ayotte.
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Feb11
Ayotte: Now is Not the Time to Reduce our Nuclear Deterrent
"The president should instead focus on modernizing our nuclear arsenal, stopping Iran and North Korea from expanding their nuclear capabilities, and ensuring Russia is complying with past arms control agreements-rather than pursuing a destabilizing agenda that will only make us less safe."
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Feb11
NH Delegation: Pease Ideal for KC-46A
Last month, the Air Force announced that Pease - home to the 157th Air Refueling Wing - was one of five finalists to receive the KC-46A, which will replace the Eisenhower era KC-135 tankers. Air Force officials are visiting Pease this week to begin assessing its competitiveness to receive the tanker.
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Feb7
Ayotte: Medical Device Tax Will Cost New Hampshire Jobs
Senator Ayotte has long supported repealing the tax, which threatens New Hampshire jobs and stands to increase costs for consumers. New Hampshire is home to about 50 medical device companies employing approximately 3,800 people.
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Feb6
Ayotte Reintroduces Bill to Replace Additional Defense Cuts with Alternative Savings
"We're already feeling the effects of sequestration in New Hampshire, where the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and our defense suppliers are bracing for these cuts," said Senator Ayotte. "We can prevent the first year of sequestration without raising taxes. The legislation I'm introducing today does just that by replacing these reductions with common sense savings found elsewhere in the federal budget."
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Feb4
Ayotte: Congress Should Act Quickly to Renew Violence Against Women Act
"I am hopeful that the Senate will move quickly to approve VAWA and that the House in turn will pass it. For individuals and families in crisis, we can't afford to wait."
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Feb4
Ayotte: No Excuse for President to Miss Deadline to Submit Budget
"On the day that President Obama is required by law to submit a budget, we're hearing crickets from the White House."
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Jan31
Ayotte: Debt Limit Vote Will Force Senate to Pass Budget
"This legislation provides a window to meaningfully address our looming fiscal crisis, and we need to write a plan now that cuts spending to reduce our nation's crippling debt," said Senator Ayotte. "Members of both parties must seize this opportunity to make tough decisions that will put us on a sustainable fiscal path. I've long supported 'No Budget, No Pay,' which will force Democrats to finally pass a budget."