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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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Jan 12, 2022

Right now, we are on the precipice of a constitutional crisis. We are about to step into the abyss. I want to talk for a few minutes why we are on that precipice and why we are looking into the abyss. Let me first ask a fundamental…

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Dec 8, 2021

There must be consequences when the Democrats break the rules.

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Dec 8, 2021

She said, make no mistake a vote for Neomi Rao is a vote against yes, you guessed it, civil and human rights.

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Dec 8, 2021

Could you please stop your pattern of interrupting me repeatedly?

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Dec 8, 2021

I would be happy to confirm these nominees in the following few minutes if the Senator from Illinois would simply express regret for what happened in the hearing that day.

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Dec 7, 2021

I rise today to acknowledge and honor the 433rd Fighter Weapons Squadron, which began providing advanced instructor training to experienced F-15 pilots on January 3, 1978, as part of the USAF Fighter Weapons School. The 433rd Fighter…

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Dec 7, 2021

I appreciate the remarks from the Senator of Illinois. I will invite him to make his unanimous consent request again. I do not intend to object further. And a voice vote is fine. ____________________

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Dec 7, 2021

I would like to address the Chair with a question to the Senator from Illinois. I appreciate those comments. I would observe that since that day, we have not had a similar circumstance in which any Republican wishing to speak was cut off…

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Dec 7, 2021

I reserve the right to object. The Senate is a special institution. It is a unique institution. James Madison said the Senate was the only truly innovative part of our Constitution. It remains the case today that our Senate is the only…

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Dec 2, 2021

for the record, I would object on behalf of anyone who is not here, and so the question is moot. If the Democrats really wanted all these nominees to go forward, maybe you should talk to the President about the fact that he caved in on…

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Dec 2, 2021

in a couple of hours, Senator Schumer is bringing to the floor one of the most dangerous pro-crime, anti-cop U.S. nominees in American history. The Senate floor leader wants to ram through President Biden's extreme nominee to be the U.S…

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Dec 2, 2021

8 months--for 8 months any Senate Democrat could have stepped forward and demanded the President impose Nord Stream 2 sanctions. For 4 years--for 4 years--we stood together and cast votes--with 85 votes, 90 votes, or 95 votes--in defense…

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