mr. cotton on his stance on the failed war on drugs. guest: thank you for the call. i think we need to continue to prosecute the war. we do focus on demand here as in supply in mexico. we have to take it seriously and treated as a national security matter. oftentimes drug abuse becomes the source of much crime. three of the largest psychiatric hospitals are in prisons. host: tom cotton, thank you for talking with our viewers. we will take a short break and will continue our live "washington journal" from here on capitol hill. >> tomorrow morning, we will continue our coverage of the 113th congress, talking about the legislative agenda. we will talk to the republican senator from north dakota. also tomorrow, the government releases the unemployment report for november. we will tell you what the numbers mean for the economy. "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 eastern. the house will come back in tomorrow at 10:00 eastern to consider the $9.7 billion bill for insurance programs impacting those affected by hurricane center. if the house passes it before t

mr. tom cotton of arkansas. >> good afternoon, madam secretary. thank you for coming. >> we're happy to have you here and happy for your recovery. bring greetings from friends in arkansas. some of the piers on the other side discussed their ambitions for your future. it wish you would run in the democratic pay -- won the democratic primary in 2008. >> i did well. >> you did. you said on september 211, we will not rest until we track down and brought to justice the terrorists who murdered the four americans in benghazi. >> yes, sir. >> earlier today you said i hope the investigation is able to investigate and help those responsibilitresponsible. does the difference in that reflect the investigation? >> congressman, congratulations. good to see you here. >> thank you. >> it does not. i'm conscious about talking about f.b.i. investigation is something you have to be extremely careful about for obvious reasons. i think it's clear or i hope it's clear that president obama when he says we are going to bring people to justice, even if it takes time, he m

mr. tom cotton of arkansas. >> good afternoon, madam speaker, thank you -- madam here. we are happy to have you here. i bring greetings from many of our mutual friends in arkansas. some of our peers on the other side have expressed their ideas for your future, i just wish in 2008. >> i did pretty well in arkansas. >> you did. you said on september 21 that we will not rest until we have tracked down and brought to>> yes, sir. >> earlier you said i hope the f.b.i. is able to investigate. does the difference in those two statements reflect any difference on the progress in the investigation? >> congressman, first congratulations, good to see you here. it does not, i am conscious of the fact that talking about f.b.i. investigations is something you have to be extremely careful about for obvious reasons. i hope it's clear that it's going to take some type. the f.b.i. is conducting an investigation. what actions are taken will be derled in the future. -- will be determined in the future. >> what is the united states government's position on the real of al qaeda in islamic ben

mr. tom cotton of arkansas. >> good afternoon, madam secretary. thank you for coming. we're all here happy to have you here and your recovery. bring greetings from our mutual friends in arkansas. some peers on the other side have expressed their ambitions for your future. i would like to say i wish you'd won the democratic primary in 2008. >> i did pretty well in arkansas. >> you did. you said on september 21st that we will not rest until we have tracked down and brought to justice the terrorist who murdered the four americans at benghazi. >> yes, sir. >> earlier today you said you hope the fbi will hold them responsible. do the differences change your thought. >> congratulations and great to see you here. no, it does not. i am conscious is something you have to be extremely careful about for ovb reasons. i think it's clear or i hope it's clear that president obama when he says we're going to bring people to justice even if it takes some time, he mean what is he says. obviously the fbi is conducting an investigation. what actions are taken will be determined in the fut

mr. cotton -- you guys like handing out these big subsidies to big oil and business.p the people from world war ii who fought for the people and the people that tried to carry on their footsteps. the people walk around in those white buildings in d.c. you did not build them. you are just visitors. stock been republicans and democrats and start being americans. how about that? spread the news to your friends. you are americans. guest: thank you for the call. i agree with you. that is one reason why i ran for congress. the tax bill had over 75 tax subsidies for things like wind energy or tuner producers in america samoa. tax code should be neutral for individuals. we should let people decide how to spend their own money. anytime you have spending programs like that, people stop focusing on underlying reality and people come to washington. host: tom cotton has a degree from harvard and served in the military. heading into the 113th congress congress. are you bringing your family out here? guest: my parents are here. they will be with me during the swearing-in ceremony. i

mr. tom cotton of arkansas. >> good afternoon, madam speaker, thank you -- madam secretary, thank you for being here. i bring greetings from many of our mutual friends in arkansas. some of our peers on the other side have expressed their ideas for your future, i just wish you'd won the democratic primary in 2008. you said on september 21 that we will not rest until we have tracked down and brought to justice the terrorists who murdered the four americans at benghazi. >> yes, sir. >> earlier you said i hope the f.b.i. is able to investigate. >> congressman, first congratulations, good to see you here. it does not, i am conscious of the fact that talking about f.b.i. investigations is something you have to be extremely careful about for obvious reasons. i hope it's clear that it's going to take some type. the f.b.i. is conducting an investigation. what actions are taken will be derled in the future. >> what is the united states government's position on the real of al qaeda in islamic magrid in the attack on benghazi? >> i'm not going to prejudge what the f.b.i. determines. we know there are