FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 28, 2024 Cotton to Austin: Why Was Airman Who Self-Immolated Allowed to Serve?  Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, asking him to provide information of the active-duty U.S. airman who self-immolated outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. on February 25. Senator Cotton asked Secretary Austin to respond to the “serious questions”... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 20, 2024 Cotton Seeks Answers on Biden’s Sanctions of Israelis Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to President Joe Biden, seeking clarification on his February 1, 2024 executive order on imposing sanctions on Israelis “in the West Bank.” Senator Cotton asked President Biden to respond by February 27. Text of the letter may be found here and below. February 20, 2024 The... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 16, 2024 Cotton Leads 22 Members of Congress in Court Challenge to Fight Biden Administration’s Investor Surveillance Scheme Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with 21 of his colleagues in Congress, yesterday filed an amicus brief in American Securities Association and Citadel Securities v. SEC in the Eleventh Circuit of Appeals, challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 15, 2024 Cotton to Austin: Pentagon Must Stop Using Chinese-Owned Tutoring Service Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, urging him to sever the Department of Defense’s (DoD) contract with Chinese-owned Primavera Capital Group. The company owns Tutor.com, a tutoring service the DoD uses for both military members and their children. Senator Cotton... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 8, 2024 Cotton to Pentagon: Eliminate the Jalisco Cartel Leadership Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Jalisco Cartel Neutralization Act, legislation that would require the Department of Defense (DoD) to give Congress a briefing every 90 days on its efforts to eliminate the leadership of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The bill renews pressure on the administration... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 7, 2024 Cotton to Blinken and Raimondo: Protect American Intellectual Property Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, expressing concerns about China’s attempts to weaponize its court system to steal American companies’ critical wireless communications technologies. Senator Cotton urged Secretaries Blinken... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 5, 2024 Cotton, Jordan Lead 23 Members of Congress in Court Challenge to Biden Administration’s Criminalization of Political Conduct Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (Ohio-04), along with 21 of their colleagues, filed a brief in the Supreme Court in Joseph Fischer v. United States. The brief opposes the Biden administration’s... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353February 1, 2024 Cotton, Cruz, Schmitt: UNRWA Should Not Receive Another Dime of U.S. Funding Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) today introduced the Defund United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Act, legislation that will prevent any American funding from going to the agency. The senators’ legislation follows reports that... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 28, 2024 Cotton: Biden’s Appeasement of Iran Allowed U.S. Deaths, Devastating Retaliation Necessary Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after an attack in Jordan by Iran-backed militants killed three U.S. service members and injured 25: “Joe Biden emboldened Iran for years by tolerating attacks on our troops, bribing the ayatollahs with billions of dollars,... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 25, 2024 Cotton, Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Address Cybersecurity Threats to American Agriculture Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) today introduced the Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act, legislation that would strengthen cybersecurity protecting the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sectors. The bill will identify... Read More

Cotton to Becerra and Garland: Banning Menthol Cigarettes Will Benefit Terrorists Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Attorney General Merrick Garland, expressing concern about the profit opportunities that a ban on menthol cigarettes would create for terrorist organizations. Senator Cotton also demanded answers on the extent of the Department of Justice’s assessment of this threat. In... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 16, 2024 Cotton: Biden’s Original Houthi Decision Shows His Weak Leadership Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after reports emerged that the Biden administration is expected to redesignate Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist group, after previously removing the terrorist designation in 2021: “The Houthi rebels are trained and armed by the terrorist wing of Iran’s... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 11, 2024 Cotton: Recruitment Firms Engaged in DEI Discrimination May Violate Federal Law Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to ten corporate recruiting firms, expressing concern about reports that some firms are conspiring with companies to exclude “non-diverse” candidates from hiring pools. Senator Cotton warned the firms that complying with DEI mandates may violate federal... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 11, 2024 Cotton: Strikes Against Houthi Rebels Long Overdue Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the U.S. and U.K. carried out air, ship, and submarine strikes in Yemen against the Houthis on Thursday evening: “The strikes against the Yemeni outlaws who have threatened our troops and terrorized international shipping are long overdue. But things should’ve... Read More

I rise today to congratulate the Harding University Bisons—from Searcy, Arkansas—for winning their first ever Division II football championship against the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers in a blowout 38-7.   Going into last month’s game, few could have predicted such a decisive outcome. Both teamswere undefeated, and while Harding had the number two defense and number three offense, the Orediggers had the number three defense and number two offense. It was an evenly matched game if there’s... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353January 6, 2024 Cotton: Austin Must Address Troubling Hospitalization Report Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement following reports that Pentagon officials failed to disclose that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized Monday: “Secretary Austin must address promptly the troubling report that the Department of Defense didn’t immediately notify President Biden or... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353December 14, 2023 Cotton: EPA Rule Would Undermine American National Security, Hurt Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director Michael Regan, expressing concern about a proposed rule that would update chemical regulations. Senator Cotton detailed how the rule would make the United States more dependent on China for critical... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353December 13, 2023 Cotton, Colleagues Condemn “From the River to the Sea” Slogan as an Antisemitic Call for the Destruction of Israel Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with 17 of his colleagues, today introduced a resolution condemning the slogan, “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free.” The resolution also states that the slogan and its derivations are a call for the genocide of Jewish people and the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353December 13, 2023 Cotton Statement on Senate Passage of NDAA Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “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. I am pleased that this year’s NDAA ensures Arkansas... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353December 13, 2023 Cotton, Brown, Colleagues Escalate Pressure on Administration to Stop Surge in Mexican Steel Imports Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in pushing the Administration to take action to stop an unsustainable increase in Mexican steel imports. In a letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Cotton, Brown, and their... Read More