Subject: RE: Video Request: Cotton on Hugh Hewitt
From: "Bhatnagar, Akshai" <[email-masked]>
To: "Yoxall, Collin" <[email-masked]>, Research_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:34:04 -0700

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From: Yoxall, Collin
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 12:16 PM
To: Research_D
Subject: RE: Video Request: Cotton on Hugh Hewitt

Cotton takes great pride in being the "fastest man in congress"

Cotton: are you in DC?
Hewitt: no in Chicago. Going to NOLA to see WW2 museum. Have you been?
Cotton: I have. A great monument to the greatest generation. Have heard you calling me out on running and sometime I will run over to your studio.
Hewitt: haven't see you running in Alexandria...
Cotton: now that you are in DC you need to register for capitol challenge next month. I'm defending my title and you will see me running by you.
Hewitt: defending title?!
Cotton: fastest man in congress but not a high bar to clear.
Hewitt: some are quite old.
Cotton: Navy and Coast Guard always seem to have really quick people.

Q: Press Sec audio on Putin/Obama call (audio plays: reporter asks Ernest if US ship being buzzed was mentioned in call. Earnest: I asked and was told this did not come up.) what did you make of that?
A: not surprising. Typical for POTUS; he deals from a position of weakness. Goes back to even before presidency; see Georgia invasion response. You have to draw clear lines and boundaries and then work with them.

Q: Given all happening, is Defense approps according to budget deal getting to make budgeting?
A: That legislation is moving forward. We will pass NDAA in May and approps shortly after. If both pieces pass, budget is still too small.

From: Yoxall, Collin
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 10:22 AM
To: Research_D
Subject: Video Request: Cotton on Hugh Hewitt

Was on this morning but account did not flag it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRRMHNYztUE

Collin Yoxall
Research Associate, DNC
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Mobile: 334-703-1690
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