“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordJune 15, 2025
We cannot allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas
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Cotton stated the necessity of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

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