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Tom Cotton: “For states like Arkansas, where agriculture is the number one industry, the consequences are real.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2026
For states like Arkansas, where agriculture is the number one industry, the consequences are real.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Senator Cotton's letter regarding Chinese investments in Brazil agriculture.

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