A biography for Tom Cottonhasn’t been written yet.
“The truth is you cannot decrease the severity and certainty of sentences without increasing crime. It's simply impossible.”
“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.”
“Guantanamo Bay is a first-rate detention facility that's kept terrorists off the battlefield and kept America safe. It's critical role in our national security cannot be overstated.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“America does not torture. We never have, and we never will.”
“The military budget must reflect the threats we face, rather than the budget defining those threats.”
“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.”
“Fundamentally, we have to recognize that Iran is not a partner.”
“I have always had confidence in our front line F.B.I. personnel as well as the F.B.I. leadership.”
“If Iran wants their money back and wants to be treated like a normal nation, they need to act like a normal nation.”
“We need to significantly increase the number of bombing runs we're conducting in Iraq and Syria.”
“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.”
“Feminists say no-fault divorce was a large hurdle on the path to female liberation. They apparently don't consult the deepest hopes or greatest fears of young women.”
“I can't comment on what every single presidential candidate is saying or doing.”
“I run a lot every morning.”
“Our goal is simple: to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”
“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.”
“The IAEA should be worried, as I am worried about it, because North Korea is now a nuclear power state with a ballistic missile program.”