▁to ▁known ▁or ▁sus pected ▁terror ists . ▁All ▁four ▁am end ments ▁failed . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁Senate , ▁Ay otte ▁supported ▁proposed ▁comprom ises ▁on ▁content ious ▁gun ▁legisl ation . ▁She ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁b ipart isan ▁group ▁of ▁eight ▁sen ators ▁who ▁supported ▁comprom ise ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁" No ▁Fly , ▁No ▁Bu y " ▁loop hole ▁and ▁ensure ▁people ▁on ▁the ▁No ▁Fly ▁list ▁are ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁purchase ▁fire ar ms . ▁ ▁Foreign ▁policy ▁ ▁Ay otte ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Senate ▁Ar med ▁Services ▁Read iness ▁Sub comm ittee ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁voice ▁in ▁the ▁ha w k ish ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Republican ▁Conference . ▁ ▁She ▁opposed ▁the ▁Iran ▁nuclear ▁deal ▁and ▁has ▁called ▁for ▁strict ▁new ▁san ctions ▁on ▁Iran . ▁Ay otte ▁has ▁also ▁back ed ▁new ▁san ctions ▁on ▁North ▁Korea ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁pur port ed ▁nuclear ▁tests ▁and ▁has ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁t ough er ▁st ance ▁with ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Isra eli – Pal est in ian ▁conflict ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Ay otte ▁wrote ▁an ▁op - ed ▁in ▁The ▁Hill ▁critic izing ▁Mah m oud ▁Abb as , ▁writing ▁that ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Author ity ▁president ▁" has ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁destruct ive ▁course ▁harm ful ▁to ▁the ▁prospect s ▁for ▁re building ▁Gaz a ▁and ▁ach ieving ▁Isra eli – Pal est in ian ▁peace ." ▁ ▁Def ense ▁sp