FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 2, 2023 Cotton, Risch Introduce Bill to Prohibit Banning Gas Stoves Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced a bill to prevent restricting or banning gas stoves and similar appliances. Senator James Risch (R-Idaho) is an original co-sponsor of the legislation. Rep. Bill Huizenga (MI-04) introduced companion legislation in the House. Bill... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 2, 2023 Cotton Statement on Governor Sanders’s Selection to Deliver the Republican Response to the State of the UnionWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement applauding the choice of Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders to deliver the Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union:“Under President... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 1, 2023Cotton, Banks Introduce Legislation to Cap Compensation to DEI BureaucratsWashington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced legislation today to limit the amount of compensation Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Department of Defense employees receive. Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) introduced companion legislation in the House. This legislation would prohibit the Department of... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 1, 2023Cotton, Comer Denounce D.C. Council Bill Letting Illegal Immigrants Vote in Local Elections Washington, DC—Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced a joint resolution formally disapproving of the District of Columbia Council approving legislation that would let illegal immigrants vote in D.C. local elections. Rep. James Comer (KY-01) introduced the joint resolution in the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 January 31, 2023Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Provide Parental Leave and Compensation for Miscarriages and StillbirthsWashington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Sens. Boozman (R-Arkansas), Budd (R-North Carolina), Braun (R-Indiana), Cramer (R-North Dakota), Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Scott (R-Florida), Vance (R-Ohio), and Wicker... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353January 26, 2023Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to End China’s Permanent Normal Trade Status Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Sens. Rick Scott (R-Florida), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) today introduced the China Trade Relations Act to strip China of its Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status.This legislation would... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 January 12, 2023Cotton, Comer Denounce D.C. Council Bill Letting Illegal Immigrants Vote in Local ElectionsWashington, DC—Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today announced that he will soon introduce a joint resolution formally disapproving of the District of Columbia Council approving legislation that would let illegal immigrants vote in D.C. local elections. Rep. James Comer (KY-01) introduced... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 22, 2022 Cotton Applauds Passage of Amendment Providing Compensation to Terrorism VictimsWashington, D.C. — The Senate passed today Senator Tom Cotton’s (R-Arkansas) legislation that will extend financial compensation to American victims of terrorism and their families. Introduced with Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), the legislation will also extend coverage to victims of the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 21, 2022 Cotton, Boozman Pay Tribute to Fallen Arkansas Law Enforcement Officers  Click here to watch the remarksWASHINGTON, D.C.–– Arkansas U.S. Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman paid tribute on the Senate floor to the service and sacrifice of Benton County Sheriff’s Detective Paul Newell, Stuttgart Police Sergeant Donald Scoby, and Jonesboro Police Officer Vincent Parks. “All of... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 16, 2022 Cotton Statement on Senate Passage of NDAAWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act:“Our troops pledge their lives to the defense of the United States, and this bill gives them more support and funding to perform that important mission. It invests... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 15, 2022Cotton Statement on Stuttgart Officer Killed in Line of Duty Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after Stuttgart police officer Sergeant Donald Scoby was shot and killed in the line of duty Wednesday night:“Sergeant Donald Scoby died serving the community he loved and swore to protect—there is no more noble end to... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 13, 2022Cotton, Van Hollen, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Cut Huawei and Chinese 5G Companies off from U.S. Banks Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced a bill with Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Rick Scott (R-Florida) to severely sanction Chinese technology company Huawei and other... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 8, 2022 Cotton Statement on Brittney Griner Prisoner SwapWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the prisoner swap with Russia:“Joe Biden’s prisoner swap with Vladimir Putin released Viktor Bout, the notorious ‘Merchant of Death’ who armed America’s worst enemies. And it left behind Paul Whelan, a Marine veteran who’s languishing in a... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 1, 2022 Cotton Introduces Legislation to Overturn Biden ESG Retirement Savings Rule  Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced legislation today that would overturn the Biden administration’s new rule allowing retirement plans to prioritize ESG factors like climate change and racial justice over maximizing shareholder value.... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353November 30, 2022 Cotton, Sullivan Introduce Bill to Support 9/11, Beirut Bombing VictimsWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today introduced the Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act, which would expand and improve a federal program that helps terrorist attack victims and their... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353November 30, 2022 Cotton, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Block Chinese Data-Sharing PlatformWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congresswoman Michelle Steel (CA-48) today sent a letter to President Biden warning of the danger that a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controlled maritime data-sharing platform, LOGINK, poses to U.S. military and... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353November 24, 2022 Cotton Statement on Thanksgiving Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on Thanksgiving:“More than four centuries ago, our Pilgrim fathers joined with the Wampanoag tribe for the first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims suffered many hardships and trials in the wilderness of the New World, but they bowed their heads and thanked God... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353November 21, 2022 Cotton Expresses Concern Over European Commission Jurisdiction ClaimWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to the German Ambassador and the Austrian Chargé d’Affaires detailing potential problems with the European Commission’s decision to invoke Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulations to review a deal between U.S. companies.... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353November 14, 2022 Cotton Statement on President Biden Meeting with President XiWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on President Biden’s meeting this morning with Chinese President Xi Jinping:“Joe Biden has again failed to address or even acknowledge China’s Cold War against the United States. His naive return to a policy of appeasement will... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 November 14, 2022 Cotton Demands Answers on Foreign TikTok Employees in the USWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding security concerns that TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance pose to American citizens’ personal data. The letter requested details on TikTok’s use of H-1B guest workers who... Read More