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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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Jul 24, 2014

Hamas must be destroyed. The Gaza Strip is run by a rat's nest terrorist organization and has been for years.

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Jul 22, 2014

It is a travesty that Meriam was detained at all in Sudan, or that her detention has continued.

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Jun 25, 2014

We are blessed to live in a country where that is not the case, where justice is based on the natural rights of every person given to us by our creator.

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Jun 19, 2014

In conclusion, I would simply say that the 149 terrorists left at Guantanamo Bay are not goat herders, they are not couriers, and they are not even foot soldiers. They are bomb- makers, they are commanders, and they are intelligence…

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Jun 19, 2014

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, my amendment would very simply prohibit the use of funds in this legislation from being used to transfer detainees at Guantanamo Bay to their country of origin or any foreign…

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Jun 19, 2014

With due respect to the gentleman from Indiana on numerous points, this is the fifth restriction that this Congress has undertaken. If it were to pass, it simply shows the judgment of this Congress, the people's representatives, that these…

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Jun 19, 2014

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…

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Jun 17, 2014

I find it offensive and insulting that this administration, up to and including the President, would cite the principle of leaving no man behind to justify this action.

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May 8, 2014

A couple of lessons I learned in the Army were you move to the sound of gunfire, and the most important step in the troop-leading procedures is to supervise the execution of your orders. When Americans were fighting for their lives in…

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Apr 29, 2014

Today, I ask the Members of this House and all Americans to lift up Arkansas in their prayers as we recover from the storms that devastated much of central Arkansas on Sunday evening. Fifteen people lost their lives in these storms, and…

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Apr 3, 2014

Today, I want to recognize Colonel Joseph Buche, who will retire next month after 30 years of commissioned service in the United States Army. Colonel Buche was born and spent the first 12 years of his life in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where…

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Mar 3, 2014

A nuclear Iran is the gravest threat we face from Iran, but the terrorist threat that Iran poses does have two important links to it.

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