Good evening.  Thank you for the warm welcome and thank you for the honor of addressing you at this Constitution Day celebration.  I admire, and share, your veneration for our national charter. Unfortunately, I'm afraid I can't say the same about the gentleman who lives across the street.  In the last week, President Obama has moved ahead with a nuclear-arms control agreement with a mortal and unrepentant enemy with the support only of a rump, partisan minority in the... Read More

  Over the past five months, we've learned much about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the intentions of Iran's ayatollahs.  We know the nuclear deal will release billions of dollars to the terror-sponsoring Iranian regime.  We know Qasem Soleimani and other terrorists who have killed Americans will be relieved of international sanctions.  We know that side deals between the IAEA and Iran — side deals we've yet to see — may entrust the Iranian regime to... Read More

It is an honor to be here for the opening of this trade office, which marks a major step in the new sister relationship between the state of Arkansas and Dong Nai province of Vietnam.  It is our hope that this office will not only strengthen trade ties between Vietnam and Arkansas, but also the ties between Vietnam and the United States as a whole. The expansion in trade between our nations has been rapid and vigorous.  In 1991, when a bilateral trade agreement between our... Read More

It is an honor for me to be with you today. This room is full of men and women who have faced the evil of Communism directly, who have persevered in bleak times, and who understand that the triumph of liberty depends on the extraordinary bravery of ordinary people. Looking back over the last century, we see this brand of bravery where dictators at the time thought least to look. We saw it in a shipyard worker in Gdansk, who became a prisoner before he became a president. We saw it in a... Read More

Ending America's Retreat, Restoring America's Military Dominance Senator Tom Cotton (Remarks as Prepared for Delivery) I I speak today for the first time from the Senate floor with a simple message: the world is growing ever more dangerous, and our defense spending is wholly inadequate to confront the danger.  To be exact, "During the last four or five years the world has grown gravely darker.... We have steadily disarmed, partly with a sincere desire to give a lead to other countries, and... Read More

  This week we will debate the budget.  A key part is the millitary budget--the one part of our government where the strategy and threats must drive the budget not vice versa.  The gravest threat to our national security is a nuclear-armed Iran, and this man, Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran.   Last week marked Nowruz, the beginning of the Persian New Year.  On the occasion, we were treated to speeches by President Obama and Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah... Read More

  Thank you for that warm introduction. I understand this is your first public event as President of the U.S. Institute of Peace—I hope I make you proud! Thank you also for the opportunity to be with you today to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan.  I'm grateful to the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Alliance in Support of the Afghan People for providing this forum, as well as for your work to promote a stable, peaceful Afghanistan that's an ally in the war against al Qaeda... Read More