Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement in response to President Obama's decision to remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism:

"President Obama's decision to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism is just the latest and most egregious in a long line of concessions he has made to the Castro brothers. But rather than strengthen our hand, these concessions have only tightened the Castros' repressive, communist grip on Cuba. 

"Our enemies around the world are watching President Obama and wondering if they'll be the next beneficiary of American appeasement. And the American people today are asking: how long will Iran remain on the list of state sponsors of terrorism?"