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" As a Republican Party, we're going to have to have a conversation about it. But I think, ultimately, a majority of Republicans, like a majority of Americans, don't want to let violent felons out of prison. "

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" With Iran, we negotiated privately in 2012-2013 from a position of strength, not a position of weakness. The secret negotiations in Oman. This ultimately led to the Joint Plan of Action of November 2013. "

Tom Cotton

Strength

Weakness

Plan

" Some people say I'm a young man in a hurry. Well, guess what: they're right. "

" We have to remain vigilant, and we have to continue to take the fight to the terrorist. "

" Under the cover of encryption, terror masterminds provide recruits with the tactics and tools necessary to carry out attacks using small arms and explosives. None of this requires any overseas travel. "

" The Congress plays a central role in our constitutional structure. "

" Fundamentally, we have to recognize that Iran is not a partner. "

" The claim that too many criminals are being jailed, that there is over-incarceration, ignores an unfortunate fact: For the vast majority of crimes, a perpetrator is never identified or arrested, let alone prosecuted, convicted and jailed. "

" What you did do with your grocery card, discount card is much more invasive to your privacy than what the NSA does. "

Tom Cotton

Privacy

Discount

" The president has largely taken a hands-off approach in Syria and granted it as a legitimate sphere of interest to countries like Iran and like Russia. This is very bad policy, and it's going to lead to very dangerous consequences for our partners in the region, which is why so many of them are so opposed to U.S. policies. "

Tom Cotton

Bad

Dangerous

" I have spoken to Donald Trump about this. He understands the dramatic budget cuts our military has faced. "

" In Arkansas, we believe in religious freedom. "

" I do not take my obligations as a senator lightly. "

" What I can do as the member of the United States Senate is try to do everything I can to keep America safe. "

" If Iran wants their money back and wants to be treated like a normal nation, they need to act like a normal nation. "

" In our globalized world, our domestic prosperity depends heavily on the world economy, which, of course, requires stability and order. Who provides that stability and order? The U.S. military. "

" We only have one president and one secretary of state, but our founding fathers very clearly insisted that Congress play a significant role in foreign policy. "

" Donald Trump may occasionally say things that are controversial or even objectionable to some, but those are words. "

" Vladimir Putin is decisive. He's committed to victory, and he now has aircraft and surface-to-air missiles and main battle tanks in Syria. "

" Waterboarding isn't torture. We do waterboarding to our own soldiers in the military. "

" We have taught Iran's leaders and the world a very bad lesson: that there is a price on the head of Americans to be held hostage. "

" The use of encrypted communication and data storage to shield terrorist coordination from intelligence and law-enforcement authorities is known as 'going dark.' "

" There's been a lot of disappointments with the Iraqi army, no doubt about that. Some units have performed well, especially their special operations units. But a lot of their units have not. "

" Given the devastation that crime can visit on families and communities, I will err on being a little too tough on crime than being too soft on crime. "

" You never know what kind of challenges are going to be thrown in your way or opportunities will arise. "

" We need to be tough once again in the world. "

" I think it's important that the Republican Party remain the home of conservatives and that the best way to advance conservative principles is to elect Republicans up and down the ballot. "

" I'm very proud and happy to be serving the people of Arkansas and the Senate, and I look forward to continue to serve them. "

" Islamic terrorists do not need an excuse to attack the United States. To attack us is what they do; they attack us for what we are. "

Tom Cotton

Need

United States

" Inflammatory passion and selfish interest characterizes most men, whereas ambition characterizes men who pursue and hold national office. Such men rise from the people through a process of self-selection, since politics is a dirty business that discourages all but the most ambitious. "

" Trying to balance the budget through defense cuts is both counterproductive and impossible. "