▁tax ▁and ▁has ▁co - sp ons ored ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁repe al ▁the ▁tax . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁st ando ff ▁over ▁increasing ▁the ▁national ▁deb t ▁limit ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ay otte ▁pushed ▁for ▁greater ▁cut s ▁in ▁government ▁sp ending ▁and ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁event ual ▁deal . ▁ ▁Ay otte ▁has ▁pushed ▁to ▁end ▁con gression al ▁ear marks , ▁and ▁has ▁co - sp ons ored ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁would ▁perman ently ▁ban ▁the ▁practice . ▁ ▁Fin an cial ▁reg ulation ▁Ay otte ▁opposed ▁the ▁D odd – Fran k ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Reform ▁and ▁Cons umer ▁Prote ction ▁Act . ▁Ay otte ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁failed ▁to ▁directly ▁address ▁problems ▁with ▁F ann ie ▁Ma e ▁and ▁Fred die ▁Mac , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Act ▁im posed ▁additional ▁regul atory ▁bur dens ▁on ▁community ▁banks . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁and ▁energy ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁when ▁asked ▁about ▁climate ▁change , ▁Ay otte ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁" there ▁is ▁scientific ▁evidence ▁that ▁demonstr ates ▁there ▁is ▁some ▁impact ▁from ▁human ▁activities " ▁but ▁stated ▁that ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁the ▁evidence ▁is ▁conclus ive ." ▁She ▁opposed ▁both ▁a ▁cap - and - tra de ▁system ▁and ▁a ▁carbon ▁tax ▁to ▁reduce ▁carbon ▁em issions . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁she ▁voted ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁E PA ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁green house ▁gas ▁em issions . ▁In ▁ 2 0