FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 September 17, 2020   Cotton Introduces Bill to End China’s Permanent Most-Favored-Nation Status   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced a bill that would strip China of its permanent most-favored-nation status—also known as Permanent Normal Trade Relations—a designation it has held for the last twenty years. If passed, the legislation would... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) today led a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to continue to push the federal telecommunications agency to address the rampant use of contraband devices within federal, state, and local prisons that are being used to commit crimes outside of prisons. The Senators proposed several solutions to the FCC to address the issue of contraband cellphones. Joining Lankford and... Read More

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 September 15, 2020   Cotton, Gallagher Raise Chinese Lobbying Concerns to DOJ Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin) sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr with concerns about the lobbying registration practices of Chinese military companies in the United States.   Specifically, the members asked whether... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and Bahrain: "Today's agreement between Israel and Bahrain is yet another vital step toward peace in the Middle East. I congratulate Prime Minister Netanyahu and King Hamad for reaching this agreement, and the president and his team for their bold diplomatic efforts that made this breakthrough possible." Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 September 11, 2020   Cotton Appointed to Opioid Commission   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has been appointed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking. Created by Senators Cotton and Schumer in their Fentanyl Sanctions Act—which was passed as part of the 2019 National Defense Authorization... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 September 11, 2020   Cotton Statement on September 11th   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001:   “Nineteen years ago, Al Qaeda terrorists attacked our country because they thought we were cowardly and weak. They learned that day how wrong they were, as... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold  (202) 734-0430 September 9, 2020   Senator Cotton Honored to be on Supreme Court List   Washington, D.C. — Earlier today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) was named as a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee by President Trump. After the announcement, Senator Cotton released the following statement:    “I’m honored that President Trump asked me to consider serving on the Supreme... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 September 9, 2020   Cotton, Loeffler Introduce Bill Package Cracking Down on Rioters   Washington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia) have introduced a series of bills intended to crack down on the rioters ransacking America’s cities.    (1) The No Catch-and-Release for Rioters Act: creates a rebuttable presumption that a person charged... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 September 3, 2020   Cotton Statement on Vandalism of Little Rock Fallen Officers Memorial   Washington, D.C. — After the Little Rock Police Memorial for Fallen Officers was defaced by the words “defund the police,” Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement:   “The vandalism of the Little Rock Police Memorial for Fallen Officers is egregious,... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 September 2, 2020   Cotton Statement on Sanctions Against ICC Prosecutor   Washington, D.C. — Following reports that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced sanctions against International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement:   “The United States will not tolerate political attacks against its... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after Attorney General Barr announced reforms to the FISA program: "Attorney General Barr continues to make necessary reforms to the Department of Justice's FISA procedures. An FBI Office of Internal Auditing and new directives guarding against FISA abuses-common under James Comey and the Obama administration-will improve accountability and provide tools necessary to pursue justice and keep the American... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold  (202) 734-0430 August 31, 2020   Cotton Bill to Block Unemployment Funds for Rioters   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has introduced the Support Peaceful Protest Act, a bill that would make people convicted of federal offenses as part of riots ineligible for virus-related federal unemployment funds. It would also mandate that those convicted of such riot offenses face fines to help... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 August 20, 2020   Cotton Statement on Snapback Sanctions Against Iran   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo notified the United Nations that the United States will seek the reinstatement of all U.N. sanctions on Iran:   “The Iranian regime was never serious about giving up its... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 August 18, 2020   Cotton Statement on Final Russia Investigation Report   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued the fifth and final volume of its bipartisan Russia investigation. Senator Cotton also authored additional views on the report.   “Today, the Senate... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the administration announced an agreement was reached to normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates: "This deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates moves us closer to a peaceful and stable Middle East. I commend President Trump and Secretary Pompeo for their deft diplomacy to advance America's interests in the region. I congratulate Prime Minister Netanyahu and Crown... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after China announced sanctions against him: "The Chinese Communist Party imposed these impotent sanctions against me because I defend the real victims of Chinese Communism: the millions of Americans harmed by the Wuhan coronavirus, the workers whose factories shut down and moved offshore to China, the businesses and inventors whose property has been stolen, the Chinese Christians and missionaries whose... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals vacated an injunction imposed by the district court preventing enforcement of Arkansas's law prohibiting "dismemberment abortions": "After years of obstruction and delay, Arkansas is one step closer to protecting unborn babies from the barbaric method of dismemberment abortion. Today's ruling moves us toward a society that respects the dignity and worth of every... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the president's Executive Order on TikTok: "ByteDance is a Chinese company subject to control of the Chinese Communist Party. Its ownership of TikTok puts at risks the privacy of Americans, especially our kids, and potentially subjects them to manipulation by Beijing. I commend the president for ordering ByteDance to divest from TikTok and I encourage the administration to explore options that will allow... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), and Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia) today introduced the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act, a bill that protects the First Amendment rights of students at public universities from unconstitutional speech codes and so-called free speech zones. It also requires private colleges and universities to honestly disclose their policies on free expression, and obligates private... Read More

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold  (202) 734-0430 August 5, 2020   Cotton, Blackburn, Loeffler Bill to Allow Concealed Carry for Prosecutors, Federal Judges   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) and Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia), introduced the Protect Our Prosecutors and Judges Act, a bill that expands the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act—which... Read More