“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
“I’m pleased that my efforts will provide relief to the millions of Americans who’ve been squeezed by the surge in gas prices.”
“If the President wants to fix the problems at the pump, he should end this illegal war with Iran”
“The point is that tariffs contributed to inflation.”
“These disparities are not just statistics; they represent lives lost, families impacted, and communities left behind.”
“Prices are higher than when the president came into office, and tariffs made it worse.”

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Tom Cotton

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Tom Cotton is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Arkansas since January 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he has been a prominent voice on various national security and foreign policy issues. Cotton is known for his strong stance on military matters and has advocated for a robust U.S. presence abroad, particularly in relation to China and Russia. He has also focused on immigration reform and economic policies aimed at supporting American workers.

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Mar 18, 2015

As you have heard today, I would say all of the members of this subcommittee, as the full committee, are intent on increasing our defense budgets.

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Mar 18, 2015

Over the past 5 years, the current version of DCGS has struggled to provide its promised capabilities.

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Mar 18, 2015

My sense on this is it would be lunacy from the perspective of America's national security to be decreasing even one combat soldier.

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Mar 18, 2015

General Wolters, the Air Force has experienced a chronic shortage of fighter pilots, currently forecasted as increasing to nearly 500 pilots by fiscal year 2020.

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Mar 18, 2015

Thank you, Senator Manchin, for filling in for me while I was absent.

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Mar 18, 2015

Our fiscal year 2016 budget takes steps to balance the many challenges we face in capacity, capability, and readiness.

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Mar 18, 2015

We have the smallest and oldest Air Force since our inception in 1947.

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Mar 18, 2015

These increasingly aggressive activities by our adversaries is no coincidence as they observe our fiscal struggles, and therefore Congress must act to repeal the damaging effects of the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011 funding caps and…

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Mar 18, 2015

The U.S. Air Force is unquestionably the best and the most globally engaged air force on the planet.

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Mar 18, 2015

General Holmes, the Air Force is planning to soon ramp up the delivery of a total of 176 KC-46A tanker aircraft as replacements for your aging KC-135 fleet, and will require a replacement plan for your current tanker fleet.

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Mar 18, 2015

Okay. Well, I mean, the National Assessment Group says that Palantir, the commercial system we are talking about, meets all requirements for advanced analytics.

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Mar 18, 2015

Thank you. Just for the record, if we can get an update on that for my staff and the committee staff.

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