▁boost ▁S TE M ▁education , ▁particularly ▁among ▁girls ▁and ▁under re present ed ▁minor ities , ▁and ▁to ▁support ▁career ▁and ▁technical ▁education ▁in ▁schools . ▁ ▁Ay otte ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁the ▁National ▁Ocean ic ▁and ▁At mos pher ic ▁Administration ' s ▁proposal ▁to ▁pass ▁significant ▁at - se a ▁monitoring ▁costs ▁to ▁New ▁Ham pshire ' s ▁fish erm en ▁and ▁brought ▁NO AA ▁officials ▁to ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁to ▁hear ▁from ▁fish erm en ▁impact ed . ▁NO AA ▁later ▁back ed ▁off ▁forcing ▁fish erm en ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁full ▁cost . ▁ ▁National ▁security ▁Ay otte ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Senate ▁Ar med ▁Services ▁and ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁Comm itte es , ▁and ▁was ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁on ▁national ▁security ▁and ▁foreign ▁policy . ▁ ▁Ay otte ▁led ▁legisl ative ▁efforts ▁to ▁keep ▁terror ists ▁at ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay ▁rather ▁than ▁closing ▁that ▁base ▁and ▁transfer ring ▁them ▁to ▁U . S . ▁soil . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁Iran ▁nuclear ▁deal , ▁not ing ▁that ▁Iran ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁state ▁spons or ▁of ▁terror ism ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁She ▁proposed ▁strict ▁new ▁san ctions ▁on ▁Iran . ▁ ▁Ay otte ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ' s ▁response ▁to ▁IS IS , ▁and ▁released ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁plan ▁to ▁destroy ▁IS IS . ▁ ▁Hero in ▁ep ide mic ▁Ay otte ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁sen ators , ▁two ▁Republic ans ▁and ▁two