FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353July 21, 2021 Cotton Statement on Arkansas Youth Transgender LawWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement regarding a court decision in Arkansas to place a hold on Arkansas’ law to ban transgender medical interventions for children:“Our legislature made the reasonable decision to protect minors from dangerous and life-altering drugs,... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353July 21, 2021 Cotton Introduces Fund the Police ActWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Fund the Police Act to reallocate $50 billion in unspent funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to establish a Law Enforcement Support Trust Fund at the United States Department of Justice and to support two federal grant programs to hire, train, and equip... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353July 20, 2021 Cotton Statement on U.S.-German Deal on Russian Nord Stream 2 PipelineWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement regarding the news that the United States and Germany have reached a deal allowing completion of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline:“This deal is a grave mistake. It gives Vladimir Putin enormous leverage over the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353July 14, 2021 Cotton Introduces Bill to Defund Critical Race TheoryWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Stop CRT Act, legislation to bar federal funds from being sent to K-12 schools that promote Critical Race Theory, as well as colleges and universities that compel students or faculty to affirm tenets of Critical Race Theory. The Stop CRT Act... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353July 13, 2021 Cotton Demands Answers Regarding Raytheon Diversity TrainingWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) wrote a letter to Gregory Hayes, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon Company, demanding information about the company’s use of training materials that rely heavily on racial stereotypes and appear to violate federal non-discrimination law.... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353July 12, 2021 Cotton Statement on Delivery of A Report on the Fighting Culture of the Navy’s Surface Fleet Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement regarding the delivery of A Report on the Fighting Culture of the United States Navy’s Surface Fleet. Cotton, along with Representatives Jim Banks (R-Indiana), Dan Crenshaw... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353July 1, 2021 Cotton Statement on Supreme Court Decision Regarding Arizona Voting ProvisionsWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement regarding the decision by the United States Supreme Court to uphold two Arizona voting provisions:“Ballot harvesting—particularly when practiced by political activists—should be illegal. I was proud to join... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353June 25, 2021 Cotton Statement on Georgia LawsuitWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement regarding the decision by the Department of Justice to sue the State of Georgia over its voting rights bill:“President Biden packed the Department of Justice with left-wing ideologues like Merrick Garland, Vanita Gupta, and Kristen Clarke. Now... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353June 24, 2021 Arkansas Delegation Asks EPA to Keep Navigable Waters Protection RuleWashington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas), with Representatives Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas), French Hill (R-Arkansas), Steve Womack (R-Arkansas), and Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) sent a letter condemning the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353June 21, 2021 Cotton Bill to Equalize Minimum Penalties for Powder and Crack Cocaine TraffickingWashington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation that would strengthen the minimum penalties for powder cocaine trafficking to match penalties for crack cocaine trafficking. Bill text may be found here.“Crack and powder cocaine both kill thousands of... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353June 19, 2021Cotton Statement on JuneteenthWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement in observance of Juneteenth:“Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of slaves in America and is a fitting addition to our national holidays. On Independence Day, we celebrate our Declaration of Independence and our country’s birth on the principle of the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353June 17, 2021 Cotton, Colleagues, Introduce Legislation to Restrict Chinese Access to American VisasWashington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Mike Braun (R-Indiana) introduced the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Visa Security Act, legislation... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353June 17, 2021 Cotton, Hagerty, Blackburn, Scott Introduce Bill to Protect American Universities from Foreign InfluenceWashington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), and Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) introduced the Foreign Funding Accountability Act, legislation to combat malign foreign influence in American colleges... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353June 15, 2021 Cotton, Colleagues Call on Department of Commerce to Implement Export Control Laws or Risk Losing Export Control AuthorityWashington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Todd Young (R-Indiana), Tommy... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353June 15, 2021 Cotton Warns of Risks to American Athletes if U.S. Participates in Beijing Olympic GamesWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling for the government to take all the necessary steps to protect American athletes if the 2022 Winter Olympic Games are held in Beijing.In part, Cotton wrote, “I continue to... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353June 14, 2021 Cotton, McConnell, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Defund 1619 Project CurriculumWashington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) reintroduced the Saving American... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353June 10, 2021 Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability ActWashington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), and James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) reintroduced the Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act, legislation to... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353June 9, 2021 Cotton Statement on EPA Decision to Abandon Navigable Water Protection RuleWashington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the statement below following the Biden administration’s announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency would abandon the Navigable Water Protection rule and seek additional regulations.“The Navigable Water Protection rule... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353June 4, 2021 Cotton Statement on the Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square MassacreWashington, D.C – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre:“32 years ago today, the world saw the true face of the Chinese Communist Party. Communism has only ever been maintained through murder, terror, and brutality—all... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353June 3, 2021 Cotton, Hutchinson, Boozman, Womack Applaud Selection of Fort Smith for F-35 Fighter Planes, Singapore Air Force SquadronWashington, D.C. — Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-Arkansas), Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressman Steve Womack (R-Arkansas) applauded the U.S. Air Force announcement that Ebbing Air National Guard Base in... Read More