Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353   Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Senate failed to pass immigration legislation: "What this debate has shown is just how unserious the Democrats are about illegal immigration. If they were serious, they wouldn't have shut down the government over DACA only to reject the one bill, endorsed by the president, that would've given DACA recipients the legal certainty they need. And they... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Senators to Introduce Border Security, DACA Framework WASHINGTON D.C. -A group of U.S. Senators tomorrow will introduce a common-sense proposal aimed at providing legal certainty for undocumented children brought to the United States by their parents and preventing others from falling into the same legal limbo in the future. Their proposal, which mirrors the White House framework announced by President Trump, provides a generous opportunity for... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Senate passage of the budget. "This budget agreement will give our military a desperately needed spending increase as well as the certainty it needs to plan ahead for the coming years. But the very fact that we need to pass this agreement four months into the fourth year demonstrates the folly of keeping the Budget Control Act on the books. It hasn't controlled... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (Cotton) 202-224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) today introduced legislation that would clarify commercial real estate lending rules by providing a clear definition for loans requiring larger capital allocations, referred to as high volatility commercial real estate (HVCRE) loans. Ambiguity around HVCRE rules has not only hindered commercial real estate investment, but also created incentives for... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote to U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis to voice concerns about the collection of location data of U.S. servicemembers abroad. The Senators' letter follows news that the U.S. military is reviewing the use of wireless devices, like Google's Android, at military facilities after revelations that fitness... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) today introduced the Defending U.S. Government Communications Act, legislation that would prohibit the United States government from purchasing or leasing telecommunications equipment and/or services from Huawei, ZTE, or any subsidiaries or affiliates. "Huawei is effectively an arm of the Chinese government, and it's more than capable of stealing information from U.S. officials... Read More

  Contact: Caroline Tabler 202-224-2353   Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced Eric's Law, a bill that aims to deliver justice to victims and their families in federal death penalty cases. The legislation would permit prosecutors to impanel a second jury for sentencing if the first jury fails to reach a unanimous sentencing decision. Eric's Law is named for... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Department of Defense released the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review. "Our nuclear deterrent has grown dangerously old; some of the missiles in our arsenal were built almost half a century ago. In the meantime, Russia and China have been expanding their arsenals and rapidly catching up to us. Having a nuclear arsenal that's second to none has been the best... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) tonight released the following statement on President Trump's State of the Union address: "Tonight, the president outlined an ambitious agenda for the year ahead, and I look forward to working on this agenda. I was especially pleased to hear him commit to a defense budget that takes seriously the threats we face, and I strongly support his executive order to keep Guantanamo Bay open. We also need... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after Senate Democrats filibustered the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: "It's a sad state of affairs when a bill that a broad majority of Americans supports can't even get a vote on the Senate floor. Senate Democrats insist on putting ideology before science and refuse to help us protect the most innocent of all Americans. But whatever political... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today introduced the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act, which would require the Treasury Department to provide a report estimating the assets of key figures in the Iranian government. "This report will expose to all the world just how badly the ayatollahs have mismanaged the Iranian economy and just how much money they've stolen from the Iranian... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny: "Vladimir Putin has once again thrown Alexei Navalny in jail because he is afraid of his own people - and what they would do if they were free. Every time he imprisons an opposition leader, it only shows the world just how corrupt and oppressive his regime truly is." Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President Trump's immigration framework: "The president's framework is generous and humane, while also being responsible. It protects those eligible for DACA, who are here through no fault of their own. But it also will prevent us from ending up back here in five years by securing the border and putting an end to extended-family chain migration. The... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler 202-224-2353 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and John Boozman (R-AR) joined a bipartisan group of senators in expressing support for a proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would help increase the transparency and accuracy of prescription drug costs in Medicare Part D. "Pharmacy price concessions account for real differences between the listed prices of prescription drugs and those drugs' final, actual costs," the senators... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler, 202-224-2353 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and John Boozman (R-AR) and U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) sent a letter today to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry outlining Clean Line Energy Partners' failure to comply with the agreement signed with the Department and urged Secretary Perry to pause or terminate the Plains and Eastern Clean Line Project. Late last... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Senate voted to fund the federal government. "It's good news for the American people that the federal government will soon reopen, but it should have never been closed in the first place. I commend Senator McConnell for taking a consistent line on the immigration debate. And I'll continue to work with my colleagues on a deal that protects both DACA... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on this year's national March for Life: "It's inspiring to see so many Americans, especially so many young people, taking part in this year's national March for Life. Not everyone would sacrifice a weekend or make the trek to the Capitol to show support for their cause, and that's a testament to the energy and dedication of the pro-life movement. If we're ever going... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new guidance to protect the conscience rights of healthcare workers and ensure states have flexibility to decide Medicaid program standards. "No one should be forced to pay for or perform an abortion. I applaud HHS for going above and beyond to... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), David Perdue (R-Georgia), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), and Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) yesterday sent a letter to President Trump asking him to take appropriate action to address the role of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) in the U.S. regulatory framework. They also asked the President to clarify that the standards or rules developed by... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON - Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and David Perdue (R-Georgia) today made the following comments regarding the Durbin-Graham-Flake immigration proposal, which fails to adequately address border security, enforcement, chain migration and diversity visas, while expanding legal status to immigrants who knowingly violated immigration law. "The Durbin-Graham-Flake proposal would do nothing to solve the underlying... Read More