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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.
I feel like we are ships passing in the night here. I could go on and on about the exploits of these deputy marshals when they were Rangers and Green Berets and what they did in combat. But my Democratic colleagues aren't getting the heart…
I am surprised to hear the Senator from Illinois continue to refer to this as a political issue or a political story when we have career law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to defend Federal property from leftwing…
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 better; I think…
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.
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 teachers unions…
I invite the Senator from Colorado to engage in colloquy. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Colorado.
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.
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 President of the…
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 change their…
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…
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…
I will certainly yield. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ossoff). The Senator from Maine.
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