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Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the death of former Arkansas Congressman Jay Dickey:

"Jay became a good friend and a trusted source of counsel during my first campaign for his old congressional district. He was a good man and a man of deep faith. Jay was one of a kind and we're richer as individuals and as a state for having had him in our lives. My thoughts and prayers are with Jay's family and friends."