Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the President's opioid initiative: "More than 175 Americans die every day from drug overdoses, and yet the federal penalties for trafficking heroin and fentanyl remain far too low to stop the flow of drugs into our country. It's good to see the President give the opioid crisis his personal attention, and I will be introducing legislation soon to make sure the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) will next week unveil legislation to help fight the opioid epidemic that will ensure penalties for fentanyl distribution and trafficking better reflect the nature of the crime. Fentanyl, a fully synthetic opioid, is 100 times more powerful than morphine. It has been a driving force behind the opioid epidemic in the United States and is being dumped here... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Treasury Department sanctioned 19 Russians for interfering with the 2016 election and launching cyber-attacks against the United States: "This latest round of sanctions is necessary to counter Russia's concerted campaign of aggression against us and our allies. As events in the U.K. have shown, Vladimir Putin is trying to put the West on the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Senate passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Bill: "This bill has been years in the making, and I know just how much it will mean to Arkansas's banks and credit unions. Reducing their regulatory burden will allow them to make more loans to the small businesses, farmers, and families who rely on them, and that will... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the nomination of Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State and Gina Haspel for CIA Director: "Mike Pompeo is an outstanding selection as our next Secretary of State. Mike's deep understanding of world affairs, his clear-eyed view of the threats to our national security, and his key relationships with world leaders make him an excellent choice to be our top... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the announcement that President Trump has agreed to meet with Kim Jong-un: "The patterns of U.S.-North Korea crises are well-worn and North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities are obvious. A summit could possibly break those patterns and lead to the peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. But we must remain deeply skeptical of North Korea's... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) along with Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), David Perdue (R-Georgia) today introduced the Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs (PACED) Act, which restores the power of the Patent and Trade Office and federal courts, and the International Trade Commission to review patents regardless of sovereign immunity claims made as part of... Read More

Cotton Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and John Boozman (R-AR) and Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03) announced that Fort Smith will receive a $8,527,893 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to repair and rehabilitate three rail bridges that cross Clear Creek and the Arkansas River. One bridge spans the Arkansas River, and the project will rehabilitate many of its structural components, along with the electrical and... Read More

Cotton Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03), and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) today released the following statement applauding CMS's approval of work requirements for Arkansas's Medicaid program: "Encouraging people who can work to find employment is a common-sense policy with a track record of success. It not only focuses... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States's decision to delay a Qualcomm shareholder meeting to allow for a more extensive review of a takeover bid by Broadcom: "Qualcomm's work is too important to our national security to let it fall into the hands of a foreign company-and in a hostile takeover no less. I raised concerns about this proposed... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Senate passage of the Taiwan Travel Act that will encourage visits between U.S. and Taiwanese officials: "China has made a concerted effort to isolate the people of Taiwan, and only U.S. leadership can push back against this aggression. This legislation is a clear statement of the high regard in which we hold Taiwan, and now the administration should act on... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the attacks on rebel-held Eastern Ghouta by Bashar Assad's forces in Syria: "Only two days after the U.N. Security Council unanimously called for a ceasefire, the Assad regime has killed hundreds of its own people in Eastern Ghouta. It's especially barbaric to target hospitals and clinics, and there are reports that the regime may have once again used... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after social-media companies YouTube and Instagram censored content on Russian opposition leaders' accounts. In addition, Instagram was found to have cooperated further with the Putin regime by blocking access to posts deemed embarrassing by Russian officials. "It's disappointing that these social-media companies, supposedly dedicated to freedom of expression, would... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353   Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Senate failed to pass immigration legislation: "What this debate has shown is just how unserious the Democrats are about illegal immigration. If they were serious, they wouldn't have shut down the government over DACA only to reject the one bill, endorsed by the president, that would've given DACA recipients the legal certainty they need. And they... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Senators to Introduce Border Security, DACA Framework WASHINGTON D.C. -A group of U.S. Senators tomorrow will introduce a common-sense proposal aimed at providing legal certainty for undocumented children brought to the United States by their parents and preventing others from falling into the same legal limbo in the future. Their proposal, which mirrors the White House framework announced by President Trump, provides a generous opportunity for... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Senate passage of the budget. "This budget agreement will give our military a desperately needed spending increase as well as the certainty it needs to plan ahead for the coming years. But the very fact that we need to pass this agreement four months into the fourth year demonstrates the folly of keeping the Budget Control Act on the books. It hasn't controlled... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (Cotton) 202-224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) today introduced legislation that would clarify commercial real estate lending rules by providing a clear definition for loans requiring larger capital allocations, referred to as high volatility commercial real estate (HVCRE) loans. Ambiguity around HVCRE rules has not only hindered commercial real estate investment, but also created incentives for... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote to U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis to voice concerns about the collection of location data of U.S. servicemembers abroad. The Senators' letter follows news that the U.S. military is reviewing the use of wireless devices, like Google's Android, at military facilities after revelations that fitness... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) today introduced the Defending U.S. Government Communications Act, legislation that would prohibit the United States government from purchasing or leasing telecommunications equipment and/or services from Huawei, ZTE, or any subsidiaries or affiliates. "Huawei is effectively an arm of the Chinese government, and it's more than capable of stealing information from U.S. officials... Read More

  Contact: Caroline Tabler 202-224-2353   Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced Eric's Law, a bill that aims to deliver justice to victims and their families in federal death penalty cases. The legislation would permit prosecutors to impanel a second jury for sentencing if the first jury fails to reach a unanimous sentencing decision. Eric's Law is named for... Read More