Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) pleaded with President Donald Trump to "reconsider" his denial of disaster relief after tornadoes hit Arkansas.Cotton, who has opposed similar aid for blue states, joined the Arkansas delegation in writing a letter directly to Trump to support Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders'...
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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) pleaded with President Donald
Trump to "reconsider" his denial of disaster relief after tornadoes hit Arkansas.
Cotton, who has opposed similar aid for blue states, joined the Arkansas delegation in
writing a letter directly to Trump to support Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' request for funds.
On Friday, Sanders appealed the federal government's denial in a
letter telling Trump that her state was in "dire need of federal assistance."
However, Trump's administration has refused to budge.
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Cotton, however, has a history of voting against disaster relief for other states.
"I don't think Arkansas needs to bail out the Northeast," Cotton
said in the aftermath of 2013's Hurricane Sandy.