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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 June 16, 2020   Cotton Bill to Reward Police Officers Exemplifying Best Practices   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced a bill that would recognize and reward State, local, and Tribal police officers who exemplify the very best policing. The Better Community Policing Recognition Act would establish a $5 million annual fund for the Department of Justice to... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 June 15, 2020   Cotton Applauds Kyle Hauptman’s Nomination to National Credit Union Administration Board   Washington, D.C. —  Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the nomination of Kyle Hauptman to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board.   Hauptman currently serves as Senator Cotton’s economic policy advisor and... Read More

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 June 9, 2020   Senators Call for U.S. to Welcome Hong Kongers Fleeing Chinese Communist Party   Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Todd Young (R-Indiana), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia), and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) will today introduce a resolution calling for justice for George Floyd and opposing recent calls to defund the police. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Martha McSally (R-Arizona), and Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) are original co-sponsors of the resolution. Tomorrow, Senator Cotton plans to... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) tonight released the following statement after the United Kingdom announced it would allow three million people from Hong Kong to live and work in Britain in response to China's National Security law: "I applaud the U.K.'s decision to open its arms to Hong Kongers fleeing the tyrannical regime in Beijing. Hong Kongers shouldn't be left to fend for themselves as the Communist Party destroys the city's freedoms."     Read More