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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Mar 1, 2026

Help has arrived. And that's why you've already seen some protests out celebrating the death of the supreme leader, the man who has brutally repressed his own people for almost 40 years.

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Mar 1, 2026

No, Margaret, the president has been clear that what we should expect to see is an extended air and naval campaign that's designed not only to continue to set back Iran's nuclear ambitions, but, most importantly, to destroy its vast…

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Jan 10, 2026

Congress isn’t notified when the FBI is going to arrest a drug trafficker or cyber criminal here in the United States, nor should Congress be notified when the executive branch is executing arrests on indicted persons.

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Jan 10, 2026

When the president said that the United States is going to be running Venezuela, it means that the new leaders of Venezuela need to meet our demands.

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Jan 4, 2026

I think it should be a goal. The opposition leaders, Ms. Machado, Mr. Gonzalez, have said they think there need to be new elections.

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Jan 4, 2026

The people in Venezuela who are still in charge of the apparatus of the government are sanctioned and indicted officials, and they've been in league with Nicolas Maduro until just yesterday.

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Jan 4, 2026

We want them to stop the drug and the weapons trafficking. We want them to take the refugees back.

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Dec 8, 2025

it was entirely appropriate to strike the boat again to make sure that its cargo was destroyed

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Dec 8, 2025

I don’t have any problem with the video being made public

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Bruce Westerman
@brucewesterman· Republican · AR· Nov 19, 2025

I commend the Trump administration for these balanced reforms and for reminding us all that the E.S.A. was written to enrich wildlife habitat, not lawyers.

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Nov 13, 2025

I think we should try to make those authorities permanent, not just so it's not hostage to government funding anymore.

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Nov 13, 2025

It could be…unwittingly probing to see what the responses are – and responses have not been particularly strong, given these legal limitations.

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Nov 13, 2025

the U.S. may find it's reacting after a catastrophic event, rather than being prepared before one occurs.

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders
@sarahhuckabeesanders· Republican · AR· Nov 5, 2025

The simplest, fastest solution remains for Democrats to reopen the government and fund programs like SNAP, but in the meantime, my administration will work with our legislators, churches, and food banks to help feed Arkansans.

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