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On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
I continue to hear through official and personal channels from the pilots who were flying aircraft over Iraq and Syria's territory, as well as their families that tell me some pretty harrowing stories about those effectiveness rates.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton shares concerns from pilots and families about aircraft effectiveness in combat.

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