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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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Dec 19, 2024

I heard a lot of very troubling cases from the Senator from Illinois. And it is true, I generally think Presidents have given out improvidential pardons over time, and I am not going to defend many of those cases of pardons. For instance…

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Dec 19, 2024

last week, Joe Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 convicted criminals, including drug dealers, fraudsters, and corrupt public officials. These are not sympathetic figures. These are individuals who stole from the poor and…

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Dec 17, 2024

Reserving the right to object. I would first like to begin by joining my colleague from Texas in mourning the loss of the nearly 3,000 innocent Americans who died in the September 11 attack. We must never--and we will never--forget them. I…

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Dec 10, 2024

in reserving the right to object, this bill is a threat to U.S. national security and an insult to basic fairness and the principle of equality before the law. It is the biggest giveaway to the liberal press in American history. The…

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Dec 10, 2024

the biggest giveaway to the liberal press in American history

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Dec 10, 2024

I appreciate the remarks of the Senator from Oregon. The Founding Fathers designed the Senate to be the sober second thought to the House of Representatives or even transient and fleeting public opinion. The Senator from Oregon cited the…

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Dec 5, 2024

We will possess the power to overturn more than a century of federal constitutional law and policy.

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Nov 20, 2024

I would like to take a few moments to recognize Maj. Matthew ``Maddog'' Guertin who has worked in my Senate office this year as a defense fellow. Major Guertin--soon to be lieutenant colonel--is a patriot who has served our country nobly…

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Nov 18, 2024

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.

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Nov 18, 2024

You cannot allow partisan election officials to defy a court order.

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Oct 5, 2024

That's one reason why President Trump and the Republican National Committee is so focused on election integrity in this election.

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