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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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May 11, 2017

Mr. President, I am speaking tomorrow at an Air Force ROTC commissioning ceremony at the University of Arkansas. As I have been preparing my remarks, I have been thinking a lot about the airmen who have left more than contrails behind…

Congressional Record · 2017-05-11
May 10, 2017

I personally received calls from high-ranking Obama administration officials asking me to withdraw them from the bill.

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May 10, 2017

I would ask that we proceed with caution before producing a report that might infringe on Americans' privacy rights needlessly.

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May 10, 2017

I did not receive any objection from Trump administration officials, to include from our intelligence community.

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May 10, 2017

Russia was using active measures and covert influence efforts to undermine our nuclear modernization efforts.

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May 10, 2017

We are trying to protect consumers, but as you say, there are real problems that the PACE loan system creates for taxpayers as well.

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May 4, 2017

Mr. President, I am going to be voting no on this 1,700- page bill. I am not blind to some of the good parts of the bill. It includes last year's Intelligence Authorization Act, and it includes some parts of the bill that I worked on that…

Congressional Record · 2017-05-04
May 2, 2017

Mr. President, I want to take this opportunity to highlight what I consider an unsung achievement of this administration and this Congress--the slow but steady rollback of the last administration's midnight regulations. The numbers are…

Congressional Record · 2017-05-02
May 2, 2017

we have to begin to not allow the distortion of terms or the outlawing of terms in Hong Kong or anywhere else.

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May 2, 2017

One cannot be faulted for likening Mr. Xi's impending arrival to Hong Kong to that of a Roman emperor inspecting what he views as conquered lands.

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