▁and ▁exp ired ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Ay otte ▁voted ▁for ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁def ic it - neut ral ▁reserve ▁fund ▁to ▁allow ▁employees ▁to ▁ear n ▁paid ▁sick ▁time . ▁Ay otte ▁also ▁offered ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁give ▁private ▁sector ▁employ ers ▁the ▁stat ut ory ▁authority ▁to ▁offer ▁optional ▁flex - time . ▁ ▁F is cal ▁policy ▁( ta xes ▁and ▁sp ending ) ▁Ay otte ▁fav ors ▁passage ▁of ▁a ▁bal anced ▁budget ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Constitution . ▁She ▁has ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Bud get ▁Committee . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Ay otte ▁critic ized ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁b ail outs , ▁saying ▁" I ▁wouldn ' t ▁have ▁supported ▁the ▁T AR P ▁or ▁the ▁b ail outs ... ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁think ▁we ▁should ▁have ▁ba iled ▁out ▁the ▁private ▁sector ." ▁ ▁Ay otte ▁has ▁called ▁for ▁federal ▁budget ▁cut s ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁federal ▁deb t ▁and ▁def ic its , ▁propos ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁that ▁every ▁government ▁department ▁cut ▁its ▁budget ▁by ▁ 2 0 ▁percent ▁from ▁current ▁levels , ▁though ▁" some ▁may ▁cut ▁more , ▁some ▁may ▁cut ▁less ." ▁ ▁Ay otte ▁fav ors ▁the ▁permanent ▁repe al ▁of ▁the ▁estate