“Good grief, you are either obtuse or intentionally lying. We are not merging our military with the IDF."”
“The president's policy is 'a head for an eye.' I mean, honestly, that's what it's going to be.”
“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
“If Republicans actually wanted to stop congressional stock trading, they’d pass our bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act,"”
“The point is that tariffs contributed to inflation.”
“We support open-source AI and the innovation it unlocks. But open source is not open season on American IP.”

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On the recordJuly 29, 2014
Hamas is not a country. It is not a legitimate negotiating partner. It is a terrorist organization that must be destroyed.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas
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Cotton condemns Hamas as a terrorist organization responsible for civilian casualties.

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