
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
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Supports infrastructure investment for Arkansas and national defense infrastructure.
An Army veteran and one of the Senate's most hawkish members; supports major defense spending increases and military readiness.
Opposes student loan forgiveness; supports school choice and has been critical of universities on ideological grounds.
Opposes ACA and government-run healthcare; supports market-based solutions.
Supports tax cuts and deregulation; has taken populist stances supporting higher minimum wage while opposing corporate tax hikes.
Strongly supports Second Amendment rights and opposes all gun control measures.
Authored the RAISE Act to cut legal immigration by 50%; one of the Senate's strictest immigration hawks.
Opposes climate regulations and the Green New Deal; supports energy independence through fossil fuels.
Opposed the FIRST STEP Act; supports tough-on-crime policies and has criticized criminal justice reform efforts.
Hawkish on China, Iran, and Russia; authored the controversial 2015 letter to Iran's leaders opposing the nuclear deal.
Supports restricting Chinese technology (TikTok ban advocate) while opposing broad domestic tech regulation.
Supports preserving Social Security and Medicare while exploring long-term reforms.
Supports reducing regulations to increase housing supply.
Supports expanding domestic energy production as a national security imperative.
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