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Tom Cotton: “The long-term confrontation that we have with Russia--today we have it. We had it throughout the Cold War.”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
The long-term confrontation that we have with Russia--today we have it. We had it throughout the Cold War.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Senator Cotton emphasizes the ongoing confrontation with Russia, likening it to the Cold War.

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