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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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Feb 14, 2018

Sir, every day Russia is in a position basically to checkmate us with what they are doing. It is urgent.

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Feb 12, 2018

I wish to thank my colleague Chairman Grassley for the excellent work on this issue, on which he has helped to lead us all. We have a working group. The Presiding Officer herself belongs to a small working group. We have introduced…

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Feb 6, 2018

So it is now acknowledged openly by the United States Government that Russia is in violation of the treaty.

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Feb 6, 2018

It was informative, and I do think what Senator King says is a real option, similar to the Army's warrant program.

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Feb 5, 2018

I do want to associate myself with the remarks of Senator Donnelly at the end of his remarks about the risks that cryptocurrencies are currently posing as a way for rogue Nations, terrorist organizations, criminal organizations to evade…

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Jan 29, 2018

Are FSB rules voluntary or binding?

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Jan 23, 2018

In the long term, military spending is essential for controlling our deficits and ultimately our national debt because it creates the international system in which our economy operates.

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Jan 23, 2018

Yes, so what do you think about--I mean, I tend to admire Professor Borjas' work, and I think he has done a good job of correcting a lot of the record on somewhat--what I would consider less rigorous academic research.

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Jan 23, 2018

I do not think our military is responsible for driving much of these deficits and the debt we face now.

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Jan 23, 2018

The law of supply and demand is not repealed magically in the labor market, as some people in Congress seem to imply.

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Jan 23, 2018

I just have to point out that we just increased the defense budget by $85 billion, though, in 1 year.

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Jan 23, 2018

I think that is a good thing given that labor for many decades now, especially unskilled, low-skilled laborers, people who are getting out of high school and going straight into the work force or maybe not getting a high school degree have…

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