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

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced an amendment to the HEALS Act that would prohibit any funds in the HEALS Act-or residual CARES Act funds-from supporting any entity that is under Chinese ownership, control, or influence. The legislation also mandates that the Secretary of the Treasury claw back CARES Act funds provided to Chinese firms. The amendment comes in response to reports that Chinese-owned companies received PPP funding from the CARES Act passed earlier... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 July 30, 2020   Cotton Calls for Law Change After Indictment of UA Professor With China Ties   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after news that a former University of Arkansas professor with ties to China was indicted on counts of wire and passport fraud:   “Federal law enforcement deserves great credit for putting... Read More

Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today led Senators Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Rick Scott (R-Florida) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) in sending a letter to Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf expressing concern over the Chinese social-media service TikTok. Specifically, the Senators... Read More

  Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) tonight released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court denied the appeal of Nevada's church attendance restriction: "Freedom of religion is our first freedom. Yet the Supreme Court has ruled that casinos can host hundreds of gamblers, while churches cannot welcome their full congregations. Justice Roberts once again got it wrong, shamefully closing church doors to their flocks." Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold  (202) 734-0430 July 23, 2020   Cotton Bill to Defund 1619 Project Curriculum   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced the Saving American History Act of 2020, a bill that would prohibit the use of federal funds to teach the 1619 Project by K-12 schools or school districts. Schools that teach the 1619 Project would also be ineligible for federal professional-development... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold  (202) 734-0430 July 20, 2020   Ft. Smith Airport Potential Host of Singapore Air Force, F-35 Aircraft   Washington, D.C. — Ft. Smith Airport has been selected as one of five possible sites to host F-35 planes as well as the Republic of Singapore’s F-16 squadron. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has long advocated for Ft. Smith’s inclusion in this important economic development and... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the UK announced Huawei would not be part of its 5G network: "The UK government's decision is a step in the right direction, imposing limits on further Chinese spying on British communications. I urge London to remove completely the risk that Huawei 5G equipment poses to the privacy and security of its people." Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court's rulings in the Little Sisters of the Poor case and the Our Lady of Guadalupe case: "The Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious communities have been hounded for years by activist lawyers and politicians who demand they sacrifice their beliefs on the altar of left-wing dogma. I welcome the Supreme Court's rulings to protect religious individuals, so they can live out their... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) today introduced an amendment to the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that would create a commission to study all Department of Defense assets that are named after or commemorate the Confederacy or anyone associated with the Confederacy. The commission would submit a list of those assets to both Congress and the Secretary of Defense, who would then decide how to move forward on possible renaming.... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after China passed a national security law for Hong Kong: "Xi Jinping and his Communist thugs must face severe consequences for crushing Hong Kong's freedoms. The House of Representatives should pass the Hong Kong Autonomy Act to impose punishing sanctions on Chinese Communist Party officials. The administration should consider all options at its disposal to deny Beijing the benefits of Hong Kong's special... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 June 29, 2020   Cotton Statement on Supreme Court Decision Allowing Federal Executions Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging the resumption of federal executions:   “Daniel Lewis Lee is a white supremacist responsible for the heinous slaying of an entire family in Arkansas,... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 June 29, 2020   Cotton Condemns SCOTUS’s Overturning Louisiana Abortion Law Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law today requiring that individuals who perform abortions at clinics have admitting privileges in a nearby hospital:   “Americans hoping for justice for women and... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 June 26, 2020   Cotton Bill to Support Semiconductor Manufacturing in U.S. Washington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chuck Schumer (D-New York), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), James Risch (R-Idaho), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Angus King (I-Maine), and Doug Jones (D-Alabama) have introduced the American Foundries Act of... Read More

Washington, D.C. -Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) will introduce the Washington-Grant Historic Preservation Act, which would amend the Veterans' Memorial Preservation Act to provide for a one-year mandatory minimum for those who injure or destroy monuments dedicated to our most gallant American heroes. "Vandals are defacing and tearing down of statues of our esteemed forefathers such as George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant with reckless abandon. At a minimum they should face one year in prison... Read More

Our country faces real challenges today-for example, anti-American mobs are roaming the streets in many cities, tearing down statues of our greatest statesmen, men like Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Grant, and George Washington, after whom this capital city is named. But the Democrats aren't doing anything about that problem. Oh no, on the contrary. The mob is in many ways the youth movement of the Democratic Party, so they're perfectly content to look the other way-or even cheer it on. I mean, have you... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin) today released the following statement after the Department of Defense shared a list of companies operating in the United States that are owned or controlled by the Chinese military. The publication of the list follows a September 2019 letter where Cotton and Gallagher, along with Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona), urged Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to use... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 June 24, 2020   Cotton Bill to Limit Over-Politicizing of Special Prosecutors Washington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia) introduced a bill to require at least a 7-year gap between an individual’s serving on a special prosecutor team investigating a president or presidential candidate and that individual’s appointment to a Senate-confirmed position. By instituting a... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) this evening sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr urging the Department of Justice to bring charges against mobs toppling statues across the country. The letter follows a floor speech by Senator Cotton on the danger of mob rule earlier today. The full text of the letter is below and can be found here. June 22, 2020 The Honorable William BarrAttorney GeneralU.S. Department of Justice950 Pennsylvania Ave NWWashington, DC 20530 Dear Attorney... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 June 18, 2020   Cotton Scorches SCOTUS on DACA Decision   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) issued the statement below after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could not undo the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.   “It cannot be the law that what Barack Obama has unlawfully done, no president may... Read More