Tom Cotton in the Senate: An Unauthorized Guide to the Arkansas Senator's Time in Office

By Xander Breza

Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton stands for conservative principles, common-sense legislation, and analytical decision-making. He warned of the COVID-19 pandemic long before his colleagues in the Senate, and he has consistently supported measure to project American strength abroad. This short biography recounts Cotton's time in the Senate and demonstrates why he is frequently discussed as a potential Presidential candidate.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Dec 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9781387418701

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Tom Cotton in the Senate

An Unauthorized Guide to the Arkansas Senator’s Time in Office

Xander Breza

Tom Cotton in the Senate

An Unauthorized Guide to the Arkansas Senator’s Time in Office

Xander Breza

Tom Cotton in the Senate: An Unauthorized Guide to the Arkansas Senator’s Time in Office

All rights reserved © 2022 Xander Breza

978-1-387-41870-1

Imprint: Lulu.com

Contents

Chapter 1: Running for Senate

The Obama Administration

Deciding to Run

Chapter 2: Election

Facing the Critics

Common Sense Politics

Chapter 3: Freshman Senator

Dealing with Iran

Defending U.S. Military Strength

Chapter 4: Navigating Trump

The 2016 Election Cycle

Immigration and Russian Conspiracies

Chapter 5: Next Move

Immigration Law and Servicemembers

Focusing on China

Other International Issues

Protecting Life

Chapter 6: Standing Up to China

Projecting Strength

Impeachment and COVID

Chapter 7: The Pandemic

Quelling Riots

The 1619 Project

Possible Change of Roles

Chapter 8: Biden in Office

Opposing Biden’s Foreign Policy

Other Matters

Disaster in Afghanistan

Protecting Free Speech

Chapter 9: The Homefront

Russia and Ukraine

Student Loan Forgiveness

Supreme Court Nominee

Opposing Radical Leftists

Addressing Biden’s Failed Foreign Policies

Chapter 10: Conclusions

Chapter 1: Running for Senate

In December 2012, Tom Cotton perused potential congressional offices. Having been elected to represent Arkansas the previous month, he now needed to decide where to set up his operations. He probably had no idea how short his time in the U.S. House of Representatives would be. Within months he would decide to run for the Senate.

Now, though, he was a freshly elected congressman, and he wanted to find the perfect office space. Eager to find the ideal location and committed to objective analysis, Cotton invented a rating system to compare offices. He used a spreadsheet to evaluate each potential space, accounting for factors including size, conference room access, and view. Ultimately, he settled on the office that scored highest.

This objective, dispassionate approach to decision-making would serve Cotton well in the U.S. House. He was sworn in as a congressman in January 2013.

The Obama Administration

Cotton joined a Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Barack Obama was president at the time, having won his reelection campaign against Republican Mitt Romney. If Romney had won the election, Cotton would have enjoyed a very different experience in Congress. He and Romney agreed on many issues, both substantive and stylistic.

In a memorable Presidential Debate appearance, Romney discussed the threat posed by Russia. Cotton also believed that Russia presented serious concerns for the United States. In the debate, though, Obama openly mocked Romney for characterizing Russia as a threat, joking that Romney’s foreign policy was stuck in the 1980s.

Obama had already proven that his view of foreign policy differed sharply from that of Cotton and Romney. The Democratic president had celebrated the Arab Spring – a series of mass protests that led to the overthrow