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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.

Feb 16, 2022

This is exactly the point. Privacy waiver or not, what does it matter? Here is what we do know. Here is what we do know. That none of these four know why they were denied representation or why they haven't had a determination. We know…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-16
Feb 9, 2022

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Murray and I be allowed to complete our remarks before the scheduled rollcall votes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Congressional Record · 2022-02-09
Feb 9, 2022

Mr. President, for the past 2 years, our Nation's kids have suffered. They have suffered socially, academically, and psychologically at the hands of Democratic politicians, the Biden administration, and their political bosses in the…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-09
Feb 9, 2022

Mr. President, I would simply reply to the remarks of the Senator from Washington, she asserted that I or others who oppose these mask mandates think that we know better. That is the whole point, though. It is not that we think we know…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-09
Jan 19, 2022

Mr. President, before I move on from this letter, I just have to note that, as I have said several times, 28 Democrats in the Senate today signed that letter. Twenty-seven of them changed their position. There is one signatory who didn't…

Congressional Record · 2022-01-19
Jan 19, 2022

Well, I thank the Senator from Maine for explaining the change in position. I was not seeking an apology, merely an explanation, since I haven't heard that much over the last year or so. I can respond to a few of these points. The Senator…

Congressional Record · 2022-01-19
Jan 19, 2022

Mr. President, I invite the Senator from Colorado to engage in colloquy. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Colorado.

Congressional Record · 2022-01-19
Jan 19, 2022

Mr. President, the Senator from Oklahoma was directly addressed, and I believe he would like to engage in a brief colloquy. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Oklahoma.

Congressional Record · 2022-01-19
Jan 19, 2022

I appreciate the comments of the Senator from Oregon. And I want to commend him for principled consistency on this question. He did not sign that letter. In fact, one of the earliest conversations I had with any Democratic Senator in 2015…

Congressional Record · 2022-01-19
Jan 19, 2022

Mr. President, inflation is at its highest level in 40 years. Drug overdose deaths and illegal border crossings are at record levels. The murder rate is its highest since the 1990s. Russian troops are massing on Ukraine's border, and the…

Congressional Record · 2022-01-19

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