Tom Cotton

Islamic terrorists don't need an excuse to attack the United States. They don't attack us for what they do. They attack us for who we are.

The GAO found that President Obama broke two laws with this trade--a 30-day congressional notification requirement and the Anti-Deficiency Act.

I 100 percent agree with Secretary Mabus about the quality of the number of ships.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has said that quantity has a quality of its own.

The deal cut with Iran on their nuclear program will lift sanctions not only for the Iranian economy, but also for some of the worst actors within the Iranian regime.

President Obama traded five hardened Taliban commanders for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who served in the military branch you would like to advise.

I hope that we provide you and all the sailors that you represent the adequate support you need, both to modernize our fleet and to continue to be a forward-deployed force to project American power.

The U.S. military advantage has begun to erode.

I believe that, in aggregate, we would be better with a renewed successor agreement than without it.

The true test for any capability is user adoption, so why would you expect the Army to force an inferior, failing, over-priced program on the warfighter?

Shouldn't we procure programs like Palantir's that exceed the performance and expectations of an internal build like DCGS-A?

General Dunford, the nominee to be the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called Russia an existential threat.

I know the total number of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines that were killed by Iranian activities, and the number has been recently reported as about 500.

Does the United States have the military capability to destroy Iran's nuclear program?

So you believe that at least part of that money can go to terrorist organizations they support like Hezbollah.

How do you expect Iran will use that signing bonus?

I find that proposal somewhat underwhelming, although a step in the right direction.

Given that Russia... is currently in ongoing violation of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, do you believe the United States should consider withdrawing from that treaty?

If Russia refuses to return to compliance, the United States should prevent Russia from achieving a military advantage from its violation.

The United States goal should be to convince Russia to return to compliance with the INF Treaty in a verifiable manner.

I believe there is a strong case that it would violate the Geneva Conventions to have soldiers operating without insignia.

When this transfer happened, Congress was not notified as required by the law.

But that doesn't mean they will trade five stone-cold Taliban killers for us.

I opposed it then, and I would oppose it now. We didn't leave Bowe Bergdahl behind.

I want to get back on track to getting enough money for defense by getting rid of sequester.