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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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Feb 10, 2015

Are any of you aware of past use-of-force resolutions or declarations of war, going back to the start of our country's history, that had an explicit expiration date?

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Feb 9, 2015

I have to say that I tend to agree with your assessment, Ms. Franks, and that is not just chauvinism for Arkansas.

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Feb 4, 2015

Islamic terrorists don't need an excuse to attack the United States. They don't attack us for what they do. They attack us for who we are.

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Feb 3, 2015

When this transfer happened, Congress was not notified as required by the law.

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Feb 3, 2015

The United States goal should be to convince Russia to return to compliance with the INF Treaty in a verifiable manner.

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Feb 3, 2015

Given that Russia... is currently in ongoing violation of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, do you believe the United States should consider withdrawing from that treaty?

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Feb 3, 2015

I hope that we provide you and all the sailors that you represent the adequate support you need, both to modernize our fleet and to continue to be a forward-deployed force to project American power.

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Feb 3, 2015

I know the total number of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines that were killed by Iranian activities, and the number has been recently reported as about 500.

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Feb 3, 2015

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has said that quantity has a quality of its own.

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Feb 3, 2015

The U.S. military advantage has begun to erode.

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Feb 3, 2015

President Obama traded five hardened Taliban commanders for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who served in the military branch you would like to advise.

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Feb 3, 2015

I believe that, in aggregate, we would be better with a renewed successor agreement than without it.

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