2014 AR Senate debate: on Government Reform

Nathan LaFrance: Term limits will accomplish with CFR attempts to do

1. Term limits will serve as a way to achieve some of what was sought through campaign finance reform, since federal politicians will only have one or two re-election campaigns during their time in office. It is the constant fund-raising for re-elections that have caused the massive corruption we see today in Washington.
2. Term limits will ensure that those chosen to represent us in Washington are in touch with the American people and the issues we face every day. It is ridiculous that career politicians in Washington can be in office for 30, 40, 50+ years; how can they effectively represent the People when they live their entire lives in the Washington "bubble"?
3. Term limits will help to limit the cronyism / favoritism / power struggles we constantly see playing out in Capitol Hill.

Mark Pryor: Government shutdown is reckless & irresponsible

Pryor has zeroed in on the shutdown in an attempt to paint Cotton as "reckless," a term he's used in multiple ads. The ad is running statewide.

In response, the Cotton campaign released the following statement: "This ad is a total fabrication. Tom Cotton voted five times to fund the government and end the shutdown. Senator Pryor voted against four separate compromise measures that could have opened the government sooner.