Tom Cotton: “Jay Clayton is a highly qualified nominee with a deep experience combatting a wide range of national security threats.”

China’s growing footprint in global agriculture is a deliberate, strategic effort to dominate food production and supply chains in ways that threatens American farmers and food security.

Once confirmed, I look forward to working with Mr. Clayton to keep Americans safe and continue reforming the Office of Director of National Intelligence.

I was proud to vote to create this program and look forward to seeing how this historic investment will benefit Arkansas families for years to come.

Attacks on civilian infrastructure have become a routine instrument of modern warfare, and American operational technology is a target. I write concerning federal tax guidance that discourages the investment needed to defend it.