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Tom Cotton: “I opposed it then, and I would oppose it now. We didn't leave Bowe Bergdahl behind.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
I opposed it then, and I would oppose it now. We didn't leave Bowe Bergdahl behind.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Senator Cotton expresses his opposition to the transfer of Taliban commanders for Bowe Bergdahl.

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