Kelly Ayotte Quotations

If I am going to pick and choose the laws I defend, I wouldn't be doing my duty as attorney general.

As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence gathering.

You're really earning the support of New Hampshire voters, and you've got to do that one-on-one grassroots campaigning here, even if you have the most money.

Unfortunately, no matter how frivolous the lawsuit, you still, of course, have to pay people to defend you on it.

We can't continue to kick the can when it comes to the fiscal state of this country.

I'm the only pro-life woman in the Senate. I take this issue very seriously. I'm the mother of two children.

Based on what our country stands for. We can't fail to stand for democracy.

None of us is certain about the outcome of the Arab Spring.

This legislation gives prosecutors and law enforcement tools they need to keep sexual predators off the streets and to hold our worst child abusers fully accountable.

As natural gas and home heating-oil prices hit record highs, the federal government's failure to meet its obligation to revise energy-efficiency standards for common appliances calls out for prompt action.

Anyone in law enforcement can tell you that our work to combat the problems of underage drinking has to start with prevention.

The best way to marginalize the Muslim Brotherhood [in Egypt] is in the ballot box, not through arrests and killing people.

There is scientific evidence that demonstrates there is some impact from human activities. However I don't think the evidence is conclusive.

[Putin] is a bully. And bullies only understand when we punch them in the nose, but we need to do that economically.