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" The Middle East and South Asia have a lot less in common with America than 18-year-old kids in Boston have with 18-year-old kids in Arkansas. "
Tom Cotton
Boston
Middle East
America
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" I don't believe we should allow thousands of violent felons to be released early from prison, nor do I believe we should reduce sentences for violent offenders in the future. "
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" Unlike President Obama, I would say that I support the long-standing bipartisan post-war belief that American global strength and leadership secures our national-security interests, and it also promotes order and stability in the world. And it gives us immense influence in the world and deters our adversaries and reassures our allies. "
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" If Iran wants their money back and wants to be treated like a normal nation, they need to act like a normal nation. "
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" The acronym ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. But increasingly, we see that it's not limited there. We see it in Egypt. We see it in Libya. We see it in Afghanistan. "
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" I am focused on the work that the people of Arkansas sent me to do. "
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Sent
People
Focused
" The NSA is not listening to anyone's phone calls. They're not reading any Americans' e-mails. They're collecting simply the data that your phone company already has, and which you don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy, so they can search that data quickly in the event of a terrorist plot. "
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Reading
" I can assure you that I'm not very close to Hillary Clinton. I think she's disqualified herself from Commander-in-Chief by her cavalier attitude towards our nation's secrecy laws. "
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Think
" 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. "
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Politics
Business
Men
" I've said all along: I'll support the nominee, because we can't afford another term of the Obama-Clinton foreign policy or, for that matter, economic policy at home. "
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Support
Matter
Said
" Police officers put the badge on every morning, not knowing for sure if they'll come home at night to take it off. "
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Morning
Night
Police
" Information obtained from detainees at Guantanamo has been described by the CIA as 'the lead information' that enabled the agency to recognize the importance of a courier for Usama bin Laden, a crucial understanding that led to Bin Laden's secret hideout in Pakistan and the U.S. raid that killed him. "
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Understanding
Him
Information
" 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. "
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Lesson
World
Bad
" Our enemies and allies alike must know that aggressors will pay an unspeakable price for challenging the United States. The best way to impose that price is global military dominance. "
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Military
Know
Best
" Before the surge started, frankly, after I left Iraq towards the end of 2006, I was worried that we were losing the war. But after the surge, I felt that we succeeded. "
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End
Started
Left
" 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. "
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Crime
Tough
Visit
" Roadside bombs that Iran sent to Iraq to blow up over 500 American soldiers cost a lot less than $1.7 billion. "
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American
Up
Soldiers
" Any deal that's not approved by Congress won't be accepted by Congress. Not now and certainly not in the future. "
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Accepted
Future
Now
" The nuclear deal with Iran is fundamentally flawed. "
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Flawed
Iran
Nuclear
" The Islamic State is using medieval tactics. "
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Using
Medieval
Islamic
" Some people say I'm a young man in a hurry. Well, guess what: they're right. "
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Young Man
Say
Some People
" I think that the public debate that we had on the Iran deal was very important. That's probably one of the most consequential things most of us will ever vote on ; a nuclear arms control agreement with a mortal enemy. And the White House - despite all their efforts - failed miserably. "
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Debate
Enemy
Think
" We need to significantly increase the number of bombing runs we're conducting in Iraq and Syria. "
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Iraq
Need
Syria
" If the Islamic State is losing, if they are defeated in Iraq and Syria, or in Libya, which is maybe their most dangerous and most well-developed cell today, then they won't inspire nearly so many attacks. "
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Syria
Today
Losing
" I learned one of the very important lessons in life in the 9/11 attacks. It's good to have a plan for your future; it's even better to write your plan in pencil. "
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Life
Good
Future
" The Iranian people, if you look at their demographics and their level of education, could be a strong source for stability in the Middle East. The problem is they're run by an apocalyptic cult of ayatollahs. "
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People
Education
Problem
" 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. "
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Arms
Out
Tools
" We need to be tough once again in the world. "
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World
Need
Again
" Our goal is simple: to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. "
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Weapon
Stop
Simple
" The Senate must approve any deal President Obama negotiates with Iran by a two-thirds majority vote. "
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Majority
Senate
Vote