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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 27, 2026

That is not competition. That is industrial displacement.

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May 27, 2026

In the meantime, I support the use of existing authorities to impose sanctions on the PGSA, its officers, and any foreign entity that pays, processes, or facilitates tolls to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

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May 27, 2026

American farmers continue to face a cost crisis that threatens the survival of family farms across the country.

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May 27, 2026

A nation that cannot feed itself cannot defend itself.

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May 27, 2026

The PGSA cannot operate without the consent of other nations, and the United States must ensure every actor enabling the terrorist Iranian regime is held accountable.

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May 27, 2026

Robots made by Communist China threaten Arkansans’ privacy and our national security. Our bill will ban the federal government from buying and operating these devices made in countries that wish us harm.

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May 27, 2026

The tragic deaths of Freda and Michael Cordes should have never happened, and my prayers are with their family and friends.

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May 26, 2026

For far too long, radical 'green new deal' environmental groups have weaponized our judicial system to delay energy projects.

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Mar 1, 2026

And as the president said when he promised help is on the way, help has arrived.

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Mar 1, 2026

Help has arrived. And that's why you've already seen some protests out celebrating the death of the supreme leader, the man who has brutally repressed his own people for almost 40 years.

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Mar 1, 2026

We're going to continue to hit not just their military capabilities, but we're going to continue to hit their senior leadership, the ayatollahs, who have also been complicit in 47 years of heinous crimes, not only against Americans, but…

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