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.
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?
Dec 22, 2022
Mr. President, our amendment achieves a simple goal desired by all of us: equal treatment for all the 9/11 families, the Beirut Marine barracks bombing families, and all victims of terrorism. To those families, we know that nothing we do…
Dec 19, 2022
Mr. President, I would like to take a few moments to recognize Lt. Col. Jeffrey ``Slander'' Entine, who has worked in my Senate office for the past year as a defense fellow. Lieutenant Colonel Entine is a patriot who has served our country…
Dec 14, 2022
Reserving the right to object--and I will--I want to make a few brief remarks here about why I object to the passage of this bill, the so-called PRESS Act, which would open a floodgate of leaks damaging to law enforcement and our Nation's…
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.
Dec 10, 2022
It was a dangerous concession of Vladimir Putin and it will set a dangerous precedent going forward.
Dec 8, 2022
Mr. President, part of China's strategy to defeat the United States includes unfairly helping corporations buy out American companies. We can prevent these propped-up companies from gobbling up American businesses, but we don't always know…
Sep 28, 2022
Madam President, the United States is in the midst of the deadliest drug epidemic in our Nation's history, caused by the most lethal drugs ever created. More than 108,000 Americans died last year from drugs--more than 108,000--which is…
Sep 28, 2022
Madam President, what we heard is a lot of the same excuses that the Democrats have made for years about being soft on crime and their claims about mass incarceration or systemic racism or what have you. I would point out that almost no…
Sep 28, 2022
Madam President, I think we know who is soft on crime. It sounds like I hit a nerve. I didn't stand up here saying I am not soft on crime five or six times in a row. It is the Senator from Illinois who said that, just like Senate Democrats…
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