FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 October 20, 2020   Cotton Statement on DOJ Antitrust Suit Against Google Washington, D.C. — Following reports that the Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google earlier today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement:“Google’s growth has gone unchecked for too long. Its anticompetitive conduct is harming the public and... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 October 12, 2020   Cotton Statement on Columbus Day Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement in recognition of Columbus Day:“More than 500 years ago, Christopher Columbus and his little crew discovered a vast New World full of promise and opportunity for mankind. These men left their homes knowing they may not return. They accepted the many hazards and... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or  James Arnold (202) 734-0430 October 5, 2020   Cotton Statement on Passing of Pine Bluff Police Officer Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after it was reported that one of the two Pine Bluff police officers shot earlier today had succumbed to his wounds:   “Officers Kevin Collins and Ralph Isaac dedicated themselves to defending the rule of... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 October 1, 2020   Cotton Statement After Meeting With Judge Barrett Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement today after meeting with President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett:   "My meeting with Judge Barrett confirmed she is a brilliant legal mind and highly qualified nominee for the Supreme... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 September 30, 2020   Cotton and Crawford Introduce Bill to Protect American Agriculture From Chinese Espionage Washington, D.C.  — Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced the Agricultural Intelligence Measures (AIM) Act, a bill that would establish an Office of Intelligence within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This office would leverage the assets of the intelligence... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court: "Judge Amy Coney Barrett is one of the finest legal minds of her generation and has now proven to be a wise judge as well. I congratulate Judge Barrett on her nomination and I commend President Trump for another outstanding choice. The Senate voted to confirm Judge Barrett to the Court of Appeals not even three years ago; since then, she has... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 September 23, 2020   Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Allow Awarding Medal of Honor to SFC Cashe   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced a bill that would give the president... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 September 22, 2020   Cotton Introduces Bill to Outlaw Dangerous New Opioid Isotonitazene   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced a bill that would permanently ban isotonitazene, or “iso,” a dangerous synthetic opioid with no legitimate medical or industrial use. Like fentanyl, iso is manufactured by illicit drug labs in China and shipped to other... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 September 21, 2020   Cotton Introduces Bill to Prioritize Hong Kong Refugees   Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced The Hong Kong Refugee Protection Act, a bill that designates Hong Kong as a priority refugee area with up to 25,000 additional visas per year for the next five years above the regular refugee cap.    The bill also... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Rick Scott (R-Florida), and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) today sent a letter to President Trump urging him to impose sanctions on the entirety of Iran's financial sector pursuant to Executive Order 13902, which was signed earlier this year. The executive order provides the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to impose... Read More

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