Tom Cotton actually said...

"The Federal Government is different. It is not a for-profit enterprise. Therefore, it makes decisions not based on market or financial signals, but on political decisions oftentimes."

"What capitalism is primarily about is putting private dollars at risk."

"One might say we should have let France finance this sale, and they could have taken the entire loss themselves as opposed to imposing it on the American taxpayer."

"It would be unwise for the United States to let the Eximbank unwind its operations and wind down."