Today, Kelly Ayotte is officially reapplying for her job as New Hampshire senator. Just like with any job applicant, it’s important to take a look at their skills and achievements:
Senator Kelly Ayotte
New Hampshire Washington, DC
Objective: To continue to represent special interests like the Koch brothers and support the agenda of Donald Trump, including any and all Supreme Court justice nominees, at the cost of New Hampshire working women and families.
Experience:
- Skipped 47% of Homeland Security Committee meetings, “including 45 percent of the hearings on border security and two-thirds of the hearings on drug trafficking.”
- Ignored more than 60% of Granite State voters who support holding hearings and a vote to fill the Supreme Court vacancy
- Voted to defund Planned Parenthood six times, even if it meant shutting down the government
- Effectively voted against raising the minimum wage two times
- Voted to block equal pay legislation, including the Paycheck Fairness Act four times
- Introduced a sham bill to cover up opposition to equal pay that denied the existence of pay discrimination
- Voted against preventing potential terrorists from purchasing guns
- Voted to cut Pell Grant funding
- Voted to make it harder to vote in federal elections
Accomplishments:
- Card-carrying member of the Party of Trump, supports (i.e. endorses) Donald Trump for president
- Holds a 83% lifetime score from Koch front group Americans for Prosperity
- Received $1.7 million from the securities and investment industry and more than $1 million in support from the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity
- Supported by special intersts like Karl Rove’s One Nation with $1.4 million ad buy
- Endorsed by Sarah Palin in 2010 by running on an extreme and out of touch Tea Party agenda
- Prioritized Big Oil and the Koch brothers over protecting New Hampshire’s natural resources
References:
- Donald J. Trump, presumptive GOP nominee
- Charles Koch, billionaire backer
- David Koch, billionaire backer
- Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader
Published: Jun 1, 2016 | Last Modified: Jan 18, 2024