FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 October 31, 2019     Democrats Vote Against Troops, Ukraine Defense Funding Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked funding for a 2020 defense appropriations package:   “Democrats claimed that they could impeach the president and still do the people’s business. Today’s vote... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 October 30, 2019     Cotton, Cruz Introduce Resolution Calling for Withdrawal of United States From Open Skies Treaty Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today introduced a resolution calling for the withdrawal the United States from the Open Skies Treaty. Read the full text of the resolution here.   “The Open Skies Treaty... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today joined Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) and 12 colleagues in introducing the Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act, which would prohibit abortion of unborn babies who have been diagnosed with Down syndrome. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. The bill's other sponsors are Senators Steve Daines (R-Montana), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Rick Scott (R-Florida),... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Doug Jones (D-Alabama), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) yesterday introduced the Small Business Audit Correction Act to provide much-needed regulatory relief to small investment brokers by exempting them from certain audit requirements and reinstating previous regulations. The bill was first introduced in the 115th Congress. Last year a similar version passed the House Financial Services... Read More

"The world's most wanted man has been eliminated thanks to the brave men and women of the United States military and the president's decisive leadership. This raid serves as a reminder to America's enemies that there's no safe place in the world for them to lay their heads. It also reminds us that strength and vigilance are the only way to defeat terrorist groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda, which continue to threaten America and our allies." Read More

Washington, D.C. -Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) late yesterday sent a letter to Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, formally requesting that the Intelligence Community conduct an assessment of the national security risks posed by TikTok and other China-owned content platforms in the U.S., and requested a Congressional briefing on the findings. Leader Schumer and Senator Cotton's request comes amid growing concern about national... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 October 23, 2019   Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring Beirut Bombing Victims Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), Doug Jones (D-Alabama), Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada), Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Chris Coons (D-Delaware),... Read More

Thirty-six years ago this week, an Iranian suicide bomber detonated thousands of pounds of explosives inside a Marine compound in Beirut, Lebanon. So terrible was the blast that 15 miles out at sea, Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima could see black smoke building over Beirut like an ominous storm cloud. The devastating attack claimed the lives of 241 Americans who were bravely keeping the peace in a country wracked by violence. A separate blast claimed the lives of 58 of our French allies. This... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353October 22, 2019    Cotton Statement on North Macedonia’s Accession into NATO Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) issued the following statement following the Senate’s vote ratifying North Macedonia’s accession into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization:    “For 70 years, the NATO alliance has served as a cornerstone of... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska), along with Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), yesterday sent a letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver about the league's shameful response to Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey's tweet in support of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. The letter warns that capitulating to China's demands is a betrayal of the league's players, employees, and fans... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Michael Atkinson, Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, after his evasive testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence during a closed hearing on September 26. Inspector General Atkinson repeatedly refused to answer questions about the political bias of the "whistleblower", despite being in a closed session and despite this information being... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the administration's decision to blacklist several Chinese technology companies: "I applaud the administration's decision to blacklist 28 additional Chinese entities, ensuring that sensitive American technology will no longer be used to build the Communist Party's dystopian surveillance state. Beijing must face economic consequences for its crimes... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Russia's violations of the Open Skies Treaty: "Vladimir Putin has violated the Open Skies Treaty for years while continuing to benefit from surveillance flights over the United States. The president should withdraw from the treaty and redeploy the hundreds of millions of dollars the Pentagon wastes on Open Skies flights and equipment to increase U.S.... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), and Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) today sent a letter to Microsoft President Brad Smith in response to his recent comments that the U.S. government should provide more evidence of wrongdoing by Huawei so that business leaders can decide whether to continue doing business with the Chinese... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) last week introduced legislation that would require states to report information about abortion to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including cases where infants are born alive during abortions. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma),... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China: "To see the price of the PRC's anniversary celebration, look no further than what's happening in Hong Kong: a ceaseless war against those who wish to live in freedom. From the Great Leap Forward to the Cultural Revolution to the camps in Xinjiang today, it has been a ghoulish 70... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee members, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), Doug Jones (D-Alabama), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), and John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve corporate transparency, strengthen national security, and help law enforcement combat illicit... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) submitted the remarks below to the Congressional Record after the Senate confirmed General John Hyten to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: "Earlier today, this body confirmed General John Hyten as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The vote was 75 to 22. It should've been 100 to zero. General Hyten has weathered a storm of malicious attacks on his character-attacks that've been elevated by credulous pundits and politicians,... Read More

Washington, D.C. -Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after reports that Iran has again violated its nuclear agreement by increasing uranium production: "While President Rouhani glad-handed world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly, his nuclear scientists were ramping up the regime's uranium enrichment using advanced centrifuges. I urge our European allies to recognize the ayatollahs' deceit and join us in snapping back sanctions on this murderous regime." Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Tariff Rebate Act, legislation that would return tariff revenue collected by the Department of Treasury to American families in the form of a rebate check. "Tariffs are an effective way to apply pressure to China and other nations in trade negotiations, but there's no reason that tariff revenue can't help working Americans in the process," said Cotton. This bill would... Read More