ending ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ay otte ▁spons ored ▁a ▁bill ▁with ▁Senator ▁John ▁McC ain ▁to ▁control ▁costs ▁associated ▁with ▁major ▁defense ▁ac quisition ▁programs . ▁Ay otte ▁oppos es ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Department ' s ▁wishes ▁to ▁ret ire ▁the ▁U . S .' s ▁fleet ▁of ▁Cold ▁War - era ▁A - 1 0 ▁Th under bol t ▁II ▁j ets ▁and ▁redirect ▁those ▁funds ▁elsewhere . ▁Ay otte ▁arg ues ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁ade qu ate ▁replacement ▁for ▁the ▁plane ▁and ▁cit ing ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁experiences ▁flying ▁the ▁A - 1 0 ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁Air ▁Force . ▁ ▁Ira q , ▁Sy ria , ▁and ▁I SI L ▁Ay otte ▁has ▁critic ized ▁President ▁Ob ama ▁for ▁withdraw ing ▁U . S . ▁troops ▁from ▁Ira q ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Ay otte ▁released ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁plan ▁to ▁defeat ▁IS IS , ▁including ▁a ▁" more ▁ag gress ive " ▁campaign ▁of ▁U . S . ▁a irst rik es ▁against ▁IS IS ▁in ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay ▁prisoners ▁Ay otte ▁fought ▁attempts ▁by ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁to ▁try ▁terror ism ▁suspect s ▁in ▁civil ian ▁federal ▁courts . ▁She ▁opposed ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay ▁det ention ▁camp ▁and ▁introduced ▁a ▁bill ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁that ▁would ▁block ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁prison ▁and