▁Internet ▁ ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁O ce ans , ▁At mos phere , ▁Fish eries , ▁and ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁ ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Sur face ▁Transport ation ▁and ▁Mer chant ▁Marine ▁In frastr ucture , ▁Saf ety , ▁and ▁Security ▁ ▁Committee ▁on ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁and ▁Government al ▁Affairs ▁ ▁P erman ent ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Investig ations ▁ ▁Federal ▁Sp ending ▁O vers ight ▁and ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁ ▁Committee ▁on ▁Small ▁Business ▁and ▁Entre pr ene ur ship ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Senate , ▁Ay otte ▁received ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁awards ▁for ▁her ▁legisl ative ▁activity ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁civ ic ▁organizations ▁and ▁interest ▁groups , ▁including ▁the ▁National ▁Ret ail ▁Federation , ▁C CA G W ▁P AC , ▁the ▁A AR P , ▁Save ▁the ▁Children , ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁V eter ans ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Wars , ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Police ▁Organ izations , ▁and ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Tra il ▁Conserv ancy . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Senate ▁Ay otte ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁to ▁several ▁corpor ate ▁bo ards ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁including ▁C ater p ill ar ▁Inc ., ▁News ▁Cor p ., ▁B AE ▁Systems , ▁Boston ▁Properties , ▁B link ▁Health , ▁Blo om ▁Energy , ▁and ▁Black stone ▁Group . ▁ ▁Political ▁positions ▁ ▁Ay otte ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁Republican ▁and ▁a ▁cent rist . ▁After ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election , ▁the ▁Associ ated