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Tom Cotton

U.S. Senator for Arkansas

Party
R
State
Arkansas
Age
Serving since
2013

Rhetoric score

Republicans

No score

Democrats

3.9

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Rhetoric

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Toward Republicans

2026-06-19 · News quote · Jerusalem Post

Senator Tom Cotton warns Trump's Iran deal will give regime '$200 million a day to fund terrorism'

7.0

…planation there. I hope President Trump won't allow those things to happen because again, he deserves enourmous credit for making Iran weaker,

The statement is a brief remark crediting President Trump (a fellow Republican) for a foreign policy outcome ('making Iran weaker'), making…

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Toward Democrats

3.9n=4

2026-03-11 · News quote · FOX News - Most Popular

Tom Cotton puts Biden on notice while demanding answers on draining of nation’s oil stockpile

6.3

That decision drained the reserve to a 40-year low,

The fragment criticizes a specific policy decision (likely referring to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown under the Biden…

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2026-03-11 · News quote · FOX News - Most Popular

Tom Cotton puts Biden on notice while demanding answers on draining of nation’s oil stockpile

4.3

That is precisely why the SPR must be treated as a strategic national security asset , not a political tool.

The statement implies criticism of an unnamed opposing actor (likely the Biden administration/Democrats) for treating the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a 'political tool' rather than a national security asset.

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2026-03-11 · News quote · FOX News - Most Popular

Tom Cotton puts Biden on notice while demanding answers on draining of nation’s oil stockpile

2.7

The decision to drain the SPR was not a response to a supply emergency; it was a deliberate political act designed to protect Democrats from the consequences of their own failed energy policies.

The statement targets Democrats as a bloc, attributing the SPR drawdown to a specific action (draining the SPR) but framing the motive in…

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Where they sit

Coalition

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05100510Peter WelchSusan CollinsAmy KlobucharBill CassidyTim KaineRon WydenPatty MurrayJohn KennedyMitch McConnellJeff MerkleyJack ReedJohn FettermanCharles E. SchumerJosh HawleyEdward J. MarkeyRuben GallegoChris Van HollenShelley Moore CapitoBernard SandersBernie MorenoMartin HeinrichElizabeth WarrenTom CottonCTTammy DuckworthKirsten E. GillibrandJohn CornynJohn BarrassoJohn ThuneSheldon WhitehouseJoni ErnstCindy Hyde-SmithTommy TubervilleJames E. RischAngus S. KingAndy KimRon JohnsonDarline GrahamAdam B. SchiffRaphael G. WarnockJon HustedAshley MoodyChuck GrassleyTim ScottRand PaulAlex PadillaThomas TillisJon OssoffRoger MarshallJacky RosenMark KellyJohn HoevenMike LeeMike CrapoTed BuddDeb FischerMarsha BlackburnTammy BaldwinRichard J. DurbinMike RoundsWarmer toward own party →Warmer toward opposition →

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Legislative activity

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1,959

Career totals · Source: Congress.gov · Last pulled 9/7/2026