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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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May 17, 2023

I want to tell a story about why it's so important that this Committee thoroughly vet all nominees.

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May 17, 2023

Today, we're holding another confirmation hearing. We do this a lot, so, it can seem routine, but it's not.

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May 16, 2023

Today, we're holding another confirmation hearing. We do this a lot, so, it can seem routine, but it's not.

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May 16, 2023

I want to tell a story about why it's so important that this Committee thoroughly vet all nominees.

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May 16, 2023

Yesterday afternoon, we received the welcome news that Rachael Rollins, a radical pro-criminal, Soros prosecutor, is resigning in disgrace from her perch as the U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts.

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Mar 7, 2023

You really don't think the Ayatollah has had any change of views once it was clear Joe Biden was going to be President?

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Dec 10, 2022

We should have never released Viktor Bout. It was a dangerous concession of Vladimir Putin, and it will set a dangerous precedent going forward.

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Dec 10, 2022

It was a dangerous concession of Vladimir Putin and it will set a dangerous precedent going forward.

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Nov 13, 2022

I hope he's very clear about Taiwan, that we will continue to arm Taiwan so it can defend itself.

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Nov 13, 2022

Well, Margaret, I wouldn't say it was a complete disappointment.

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Nov 13, 2022

We have to do so in a smart way, but we have to be aggressive and quick about it.

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Nov 13, 2022

I hope the president is very clear in drawing red lines, for instance, saying that the recent rule against China using American semiconductor technology is only the first step.

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Nov 13, 2022

Well, Margaret, when the party -- when any party is out of power, as Republicans are now, we don't have a single leader.

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Nov 13, 2022

The most important thing we can do is elect Herschel Walker to make sure that we can keep the pressure on Democrats in the Senate not to veer far to the left, as they have over the last two years.

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Nov 13, 2022

We want to avoid conflict with China most certainly in the military sense.

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Nov 13, 2022

The most important thing we can do is elect Herschel Walker to make sure that we can keep the pressure on Democrats in the Senate not to veer far to the left.

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Nov 13, 2022

We need to focus on serious substantive accomplishments and issues like crime, like our wide-open border, like addressing runaway inflation.

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Aug 28, 2022

We always respect the rights of peaceful protesters but anarchy, rioting and looting we have zero tolerance for.

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Aug 2, 2022

Well, it was obviously a double-cross by Joe Manchin.

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Jul 28, 2022

Well, it was obviously a double cross by Joe Manchin. You know, just two weeks ago, we’ve said he wasn’t going to support a bill like this.

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Jun 6, 2022

Like Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, who at least is honest. He says the U.S. the most heavily incarcerated country in the world has an under incarceration problem.

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May 12, 2022

No reasonable person can believe that it`s appropriate to protest at the home of a sitting judge while there`s a case pending on the matter of the protest.

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Apr 8, 2022

Does the United States need more or fewer police?

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Apr 6, 2022

The last Judge Jackson left the Supreme Court to go to Nuremberg and prosecute the case against the Nazis. This Judge Jackson might have gone there to defend them.

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