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  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353March 25, 2021 Cotton, Boozman, Murkowski Announce Resolution Urging European Union to Protect Children from Online Sexual Exploitation Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today announced they will reintroduce a resolution urging the European Union to amend its ePrivacy Directive to assure tech companies may... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353March 23, 2021 Senate Judiciary Republicans Call for Second Gupta Hearing Citing Misleading StatementsWashington, D.C. — All eleven Senate Judiciary Republicans sent a letter to Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) urging a second hearing with Biden nominee Vanita Gupta, citing her misleading statements and incomplete answers to written questions. The letter may be found here.In part, the... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353March 22, 2021 Cotton Statement on Supreme Court’s Announcement to Hear Boston Bomber Case Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement regarding the news that the Supreme Court will hear the Boston Bomber’s death sentence appeal:“The Supreme Court announced today it will hear the Boston Bomber’s death sentence appeal. The Biden administration... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353March 19, 2021 Cotton, Colleagues Demand Information about Extent of Crisis and Government Response“Secretary Mayorkas and the Biden Administration view the flood of illegal immigration resulting from their policies as a process to be managed rather than stopped” Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and seven Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee today... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353March 18, 2021 Cotton Statement on Becerra ConfirmationWashington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the confirmation vote for Xavier Becerra to be U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services:“Becerra is an unrepentant advocate of California-style lockdowns, socialized medicine, and abortion on demand. His confirmation will damage the country.”### Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353March 18, 2021 Cotton, Inhofe, Scott Introduce Bill to End China’s Permanent Normal Trade StatusWashington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), and Rick Scott (R-Florida)introduced the China Trade Relations Act to strip China of its Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status and return to the pre-2001 system. If passed, the legislation would... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353March 10, 2021 Bipartisan legislation to combat forced organ harvesting introduced in Senate and House Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Chris Coons (D-Delaware) and Representatives Chris Smith (R-New Jersey), Tom Suozzi (D-New York), and Vicky Hartzler (R-Missouri) have introduced bicameral, bipartisan legislation—the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act—to... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353March 9, 2021 Cotton, Herrell Bill Allows Death Penalty for Cop-KillersWashington, D.C. – Today Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Representative Yvette Herrell (R-New Mexico) introduced the Defending Our Defenders Act. The legislation would make the murder of a state or local law enforcement officer a federal crime punishable by life in prison or the death penalty.“Law enforcement... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353March 9, 2021 Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill Imposing Sanctions on Drug CartelsWashington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), and Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska) introduced the Significant Transnational Criminal Organization Designation Act, legislation that would subject certain foreign criminal organizations like drug... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353March 4, 2021 Senators to President Biden: Protect American Covid InnovationWashington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Todd Young (R-Indiana) sent a letter to President Biden urging his administration to oppose a proposal at the World Trade Organization that would strip American companies of their intellectual property rights for any... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 25, 2021 Cotton Statement on Considering Col. Davis for the Congressional Medal of Honor Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement regarding his request for the Department of Defense to consider U.S. Army Retired Colonel Paris Davis for the Congressional Medal of Honor:“Colonel Davis commanded a Special Forces team in Vietnam and... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 25, 2021 Cotton, Romney, Capito, Collins, Portman Introduce Bill to Raise Minimum Wage, Protect Jobs for Legal WorkersWashington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today introduced the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, legislation which would gradually raise... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 25, 2021 Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to End China’s Access to Multi-Year Visas Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced the Visa Security Act to end China’s access to 10-year multi-entry visas. Senator Cotton advocated for a similar... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 25, 2021 Cotton, Gallagher Introduce Iran Sanctions Resolution Washington, D.C. – Today Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), and 44 other members of Congress introduced a resolution to oppose lifting sanctions on Iran. The members released the following statement after introduction:“The United States must maintain... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 24, 2021 Cotton, Banks Introduce the Countering Chinese Propaganda Act Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Republican Study Committee Chairman Representative Jim Banks (R-Indiana) introduced the Countering Chinese Propaganda Act. The bill is based on recommendations from the Republican Study Committee’s National... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 23, 2021 Cotton, Romney Bill to Raise Minimum Wage, Stop Employment of Illegal Immigrants  Washington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) released the details of the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, a bill that would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $10 and mandate E-Verify to ensure the wage increase only goes to legal... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 22, 2021 Cotton, Bishop to President Biden: Withdraw BecerraWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Representative Dan Bishop (R-North Carolina),and 73 other members of Congress today sent a letter urging President Joe Biden to withdraw California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s nomination to serve as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 18, 2021 Cotton Condemns the Biden Amnesty Plan Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s immigration proposal:“This immigration plan is a disaster. It would devastate our economy by flooding our workforce with millions of new workers during a pandemic. And it does nothing to secure our... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 18, 2021 Cotton Presents Strategy to Navigate U.S.-China RelationshipWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released a report titled: “Beat China: Target Decoupling and the Economic Long War” detailing the threat the Chinese Communist Party poses to the United States. The report offers recommendations for how the United States can... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 12, 2021 Cotton Condemns Work Requirement Reversal Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s decision to revoke Medicaid work requirements:“Arkansans believe that if you’re a healthy adult without kids, you should try to work before receiving new government benefits. But President Biden doesn’t... Read More