Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., stumped his way across the Twin Lakes Area on Thursday, talking to citizens and making his campaign pitch for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Mark Pryor sound more like he was running against President Barack Obama.
"The biggest single issue is Barack Obama and his agenda," said Cotton, a freshman congressman. "A vote for Mark Pryor is a vote for Barack Obama. He's voted with Obama 90 percent of the time, he cast the decisive vote for Obamacare -- he stands by him loyally."
Cotton was then asked what specific issues comprised the "Obama agenda."
"Well, Obamacare is the single biggest issue," said Cotton, who earned Arkansas' 4th congressional district seat in the 2012 election.. "And, Obamacare, we now know, was sold on a mountain of lies.
"The president said if you like your plan, you can keep it. Not true. The president said it's going to reduce costs for a typical family by $2,500 a year. Not true. Arkansans are facing higher costs."
When asked what other issues he differed with Pryor on, Cotton switched his focus to the federal deficit.
"One issue would be our approach to deficits and fiscal responsibility," Cotton said. "I think the government can't keep spending more money than it takes in. We have over $17 trillion in debt right now. We are burdening our children and our grandchildren in a way that no other generation has.
"Mark Pryor, by contrast, has stood by for 12 years in the United States Senate when there have been 11 trillion dollars added "
We can take back the Senate from Harry Reid and Barack Obama but we have to defeat Mark Pryor.