Ayotte thanks people of New Hampshire in farewell address

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire delivered her farewell remarks on the Senate floor, thanking the people of her state for giving her the "extraordinary opportunity" to serve them.

Ayotte, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke about issues of importance to her, including improving services for veterans, restoring defense cuts, opposing plans to empty and close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, and dealing with the "devastating epidemic" of heroin and prescription opioid abuse.

[...] she said she supported Trump but wasn't endorsing him.

Fellow New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat, spoke of their teamwork on projects for the country and specifically for the state, including strengthening the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and getting a new aerial refueling tanker.