Congress, Let's Fix Social Security Disability Insurance and Get Americans Back to WorkFox News OpinionBy: Senator Tom Cotton and Senator Joe Manchin Nearly 11 million Americans rely on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), a program intended to provide a safety net to workers who develop a serious, long-term disability. Most American workers pay into SSDI through their payroll taxes, but payments to beneficiaries have exceeded these taxes in recent years. Indeed, since 2009, SSDI has... Read More

Protecting Arkansas' Small Businesses By: Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman   As many Arkansans know, the franchise model has been one of the greatest examples of economic success in history. The benefits of franchises are widespread and shared by investors, business owners, employees and nearly every American. There are more than 770,000 franchises nationwide employing about 8.5 million people, almost three times the population of Arkansas. Our state has nearly 10,000 franchises that... Read More

  We Must Do More to Protect the Unborn The Jonesboro Sun By: Senator Tom Cotton   This past week Democrats chose death over human life when they blocked a bill to prohibit late-term abortions. I've learned a lot about the magic of human life since my wife Anna gave birth to our own little angel, Gabriel, five months ago. Like many of you, I believe life begins at conception, and we must do everything in our power to protect the unborn.     From the moment Anna and I... Read More

  Release the Secret Iran Deals The Wall Street Journal By: Senator Tom Cotton and Congressman Mike Pompeo  For those of us who are elected officials, few votes will be more consequential than whether to approve or disapprove the nuclear agreement President Obama has reached with Iran. Yet the president expects Congress to cast this vote without the administration’s fully disclosing the contents of the deal to the American people. This is unacceptable and plainly violates the... Read More

On Iran, this is a moment for President Obama to be strong Washington Examiner By: Senator Tom Cotton  We are on the cusp of the latest deadline for a final agreement over Iran's nuclear weapons program. In the next few days, we may see a signed deal that reflects the framework announced by the Obama administration and Iranian negotiators back in April. It is an emerging agreement that almost no one, including former advisers to President Obama, believes would be a strong deal that... Read More

We Can't Go Back to a Pre-9/11 Mentality Senator Tom Cotton As Congress debates whether to reauthorize key portions of the USA Patriot Act, it is important to be clear on what those arguing "no" are asking of the American people. They are asking to terminate an intelligence program that allows intelligence officials to identify terrorist networks, a program which multiple national security experts have testified might have prevented 9/11 had it existed in 2001. They are asking to end an... Read More

  President Obama Must Stand With Afghanistan Politico By: Senator Tom Cotton   America has waged war and peace in Afghanistan for over 13 years. Our taxpayers have spent much, and our troops have bled and died there in a difficult effort to make America safer. I understand that many Americans are weary with the war, even frustrated, with Afghanistan’s seemingly endless complexities and problems. Few people are more aware of these difficulties than me and the men and women with... Read More

As the Iranian Nuclear Talks Drag On, Congress Must Act Wall Street Journal By: Senator Tom Cotton    Anuclear-capable Iran is the gravest threat facing America today. The Obama administration’s nuclear negotiations with Iran, the so-called P5+1 talks, were supposed to stop Iran’s rush to a nuclear bomb. Regrettably, what began as an unwise gamble has descended into a dangerous series of unending concessions, which is why the time has come for Congress to act.   Our... Read More