Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urging the State Department to refrain from seeking the return of $75 million in U.S. security assistance that has been appropriated for Israel. The senators write that seeking the return of duly appropriated aid for Israel would damage the U.S.-Israel security relationship, diminish Israel's qualitative military... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Trump Administration's support for reauthorization of FISA Section 702: "I'm pleased that Attorney General Sessions and Director Coats have joined me in calling for a clean and permanent reauthorization of FISA Section 702. It's crucial to collecting the intelligence we need to keep our country safe, and it has all the necessary... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the anniversary of 9/11: "September 11 is the day we'll never forget. The shock, the pain, the outrage are all still fresh in our minds, and we still mourn the Americans we lost that day. But we also remember the bravery of our first responders, as well as all those who have given their lives in defense of our country since then. Our enemies... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Senate passage of a resolution honoring Pearl Harbor hero and Arkansan Joe George: "It's good to see this brave Arkansas veteran receive the recognition he deserves. Joseph Leon George saved six of his fellow sailors, and his act of heroism was one for the history books. Earlier this year I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. George's daughter and hearing his... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Senate's approval of Hurricane Harvey relief funding: "Hundreds of thousands of our fellow Americans have just endured one of the biggest storms in our history. This package will provide them immediate relief, so they can begin to rebuild their communities. It will also give FEMA and the state of Texas the funding they need to pay the Arkansas national... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton, John Boozman, and Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) announced a Department of Transportation grant Wednesday (September 6) for Memorial Field in Hot Springs. The $790,500 grant will pay for an expansion of the airport's apron area. "I want to congratulate Memorial Field in Hot Springs on receiving this grant. I know these funds will go a long way toward ensuring travelers have a great experience at Memorial... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and his legislation, the RAISE Act: "I agree with President Trump's statement yesterday that any legislation to codify DACA must be paired with reform of the green-card system that protects American workers. For 30 years, Americans have rejected repeated attempts to grant amnesty to illegal... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "Ambassador Haley is right to warn that simply holding Iran to the nuclear deal is not enough to eliminate the threat it poses. The deal doesn't stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear-weapons capability; it all but paves the way to it. Living with a nuclear-armed North Korean regime whose... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President Trump's decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program: "President Trump took a first step today toward cleaning up the mess that President Obama's unlawful amnesty left behind. President Trump is right that this amnesty would never have stood up in court. Yet, we now face a situation where 800,000 people, who were brought to... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Labor Day: "Today, we celebrate the American worker, the engine of the American economy. We honor these hard-working men and women who are so central to our strong, vibrant country. They grow our food and deliver it to our family tables; they drill our oil and mine our coal; they harvest our trees and build our homes; they make our cars and keep them running;... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Trump administration's closure of three Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States: "This is a good move by the administration and, after the last eight years, long overdue. I applaud the president for making this decision, and I encourage the administration to build on it by doing more to crack down on Russian diplomats' flagrant violations of... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) tonight released the following statement on President Trump's address on the strategy in Afghanistan: "The president gave a strong speech tonight, and I support his decision on Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda planned the 9/11 attacks in that country, and it's the one place where we've largely dislodged its network, though there's clearly more work to be done after several recent years of drift. We cannot allow... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after three activists were jailed in Hong Kong after a pro-democracy protest: "To throw three young activists in jail on trumped-up charges is not a sign of Beijing's strength, but of weakness. The people of Hong Kong have every right to protest their government-and no amount of intimidation can change that. This sentence is only the latest mark against the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the death of former University of Arkansas football coach and athletic director, Frank Broyles: "Today, college football lost one of the greats. Few people could match Frank Broyles's dedication to the University of Arkansas: 57 years of devoted, distinguished service. In that time, he not only led teams to multiple Southwest Conference titles and a national... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia: "I'm currently traveling in the Balkans, where the long, violent history of ethnic supremacism still stalks the land and is a reminder of how unique America is. White supremacists who claim to ‘take America back' only betray their own ignorance of what makes America so special: our country's founding recognition of... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement congratulating four Arkansas banks that were recently named top-performers by Bank Director Magazine: "I'm proud to see all four of these Arkansas banks receive such a high recognition. They and the services they provide are the lifeblood of our state's economy, and they continue to think of new ways to expand opportunity throughout our state. I extend my... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the confirmation of Michael Platt, Jr., as an assistant secretary of Commerce: "I want to extend my congratulations to my fellow Arkansan, Michael Platt, Jr., on his confirmation as an assistant secretary of Commerce. His reputation precedes him on Capitol Hill, and I'm confident he will work hard to expand opportunity for working families in Arkansas and all... Read More

Cotton Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator David Perdue (R-Georgia) will today introduce the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act, a bill that would spur economic growth and raise working Americans' wages by giving priority to the best-skilled immigrants from around the world and reducing overall immigration by half. "For decades our immigration system has been completely divorced from the needs of our... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) announced today he is seeking fall interns in his Washington, D.C. office. Interns will have the opportunity to experience the daily operations of Senator Cotton's office and witness the legislative process firsthand. Depending on their university's requirements, students may be able to receive academic credit for their service. Internships are open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Applications... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to push the Chinese government to end its ban on the sale of American poultry products. In a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, the senators called for the reopening of the Chinese market to U.S. poultry. China established the ban in 2015 due to the detection of a wild duck with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influence (HPAI) and... Read More