Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Today Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas), along with Congressman Steve Womack (R-Arkansas), introduced companion bills to stop the sale of deadly morphine-laced poppy seeds. The bill would classify poppy seeds that contain a harmful level of opiates as an adulterated food and prohibit their sale directly to consumers. While most poppy seeds are harmless, some manufacturers sell seeds laced with... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter today to Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service Charles Rettig urging an investigation into whether the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) should retain its classification as a 501(c)(3). A copy of the letter may be found here. An excerpt from the letter is below: "Recent news reports have confirmed the long-established fact that the SPLC regularly engages in defamation... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Doug Jones (D-Alabama) have introduced a bill that seeks to address the shortage of pilots in military service by authorizing the secretaries of each military department to create pilot scholarship programs for qualified members of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC). The Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited (CAVU) Act is named after the renowned pilots' acronym,... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman introduced legislation to transfer nearly 140 acres of land at Camp Robinson to the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA). The land conveyance will facilitate expansion of the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock. "Our veterans deserve burials that reflect their service to... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), introduced legislation to prevent contraband cellphone use in federal and state prison facilities by allowing state and federal prisons to use cell phone jamming systems. Representative David Kustoff (R-Tennessee) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House Of Representatives. The Cell Phone Jamming Reform Act gives state... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Today Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the Senate's rejection of the Green New Deal Resolution: "The Green New Deal would cost up to $93 trillion, or about $600,000 for every family in Arkansas. From raising energy costs, to destroying jobs, to wiping out entire industries, a government-mandated green economy would be a disaster for the middle class. This isn't a solution, it's a... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), and Chris Coons (D-Delaware), introduced the Taiwan Assurance Act, legislation that would enhance the U.S.-Taiwan relationship and bolster Taiwan's participation in the international community. "Taiwan is a vital democratic partner of the United States. 40... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Following a presidential announcement that the United States should fully recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), released the following statement: "We applaud the president for formally recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, an acknowledgement that enhances the national... 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 death of Senior Airman Shawn McKeough Jr., who was assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base. "Called by duty, Shawn McKeough Jr. lost his life doing exactly what he volunteered and trained to do: protecting his fellow citizens from danger. We mourn his death and grieve with his family, yet we also celebrate his life, his courage, and his service.... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today announced he is seeking summer interns in his state offices in Little Rock and Springdale. Internships will be offered in two sessions: May 13 - June 28 and July 8 - August 23. Interns will have the opportunity to help with the daily operations of Senator Cotton's office. Depending on their college requirements, students may be able to receive academic credit for their service.... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) urged the Senate to take the cyber threats to congressional computers and cell phones seriously by providing an annual report on the number of successful hacks of Senate devices. In a letter addressed to the Senate Sargent of Arms (SAA), Michael Stenger, the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee members wrote: "During the last decade, hackers have... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Following the release earlier this year of a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee majority staff report on how current U.S. immigration laws encourage child marriages, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced legislation to close a loophole in our immigration laws that can be exploited to enable child marriages. The bill prohibits spousal and... Read More

Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Following news reports that Hezbollah has established military positions in the Golan Heights, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), released the following statement: "Iran and Hezbollah have deployed fighters and terrorists, including those with American blood on their hands, to deepen their hold over the region. This aggression highlights the... Read More

Earlier today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced Kenneth Kiyul Lee as a nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Click here to watch his remarks in full. In addition, a full transcript of his remarks can be found below. Thank you Mr. Chairman, Senator Feinstein, members of the committee, I am honored to introduce my old friend, Ken Lee, as a nominee to be Circuit Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. I hope I haven't... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- United States Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), John Thune (R-South Dakota), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) today reintroduced the National POW/MIA Flag Act, which would require the POW/MIA Flag to be displayed whenever the American flag is displayed on prominent federal properties, including the U.S. Capitol, the White House, the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial,... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. Following that announcement, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the statement below: "Predatory lenders have tricked seniors and other vulnerable citizens into taking out high-interest loans for green-energy appliances using their homes as collateral. In some cases, these loans have squeezed Americans... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with fellow Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Doug Jones (D-Alabama), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) introduced the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, which would direct the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier's upcoming... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today announced support for Singh's Law from the National Sheriff's Association, FAIR, and Numbers USA. "The nation's sheriffs strongly support Senator Cotton for this legislation that will equip local law enforcement with the additional resources they need to keep their communities safe from criminal gangs. We also applaud his honoring of the fallen officer. Families of law enforcement know too well the sacrifice officers and deputies make... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) today introduced Singh's Law, legislation that would bar aliens associated with a criminal gang and convicted of a crime from entering the United States. Aliens with gang associations also would be disqualified from receiving asylum, temporary protected status, special immigrant juvenile visas, and other... Read More

Washington D.C. - Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and Congressmen Seth Moulton (D-Massachusetts) and Peter King (R-New York) have reintroduced the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act, bipartisan legislation to eliminate the five-month waiting period before ALS patients can receive the Social Security Disability Insurance benefits they earned by contributing into Social Security. This legislation would build on previous steps by Congress and the Social... Read More