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On the recordApril 4, 2016
It is hard for anyone who has led soldiers in combat to disagree, just as the moms and dads of more than 186,000 soldiers deployed in over 140 countries could never disagree.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Tom Cotton emphasizes the importance of military readiness for soldiers and their families.

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