Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act was signed into law by President Obama yesterday: "Yesterday, President Obama signed the Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act into law, giving countless veterans across Arkansas and the United States expanded burial options through the VA. Burying a soldier-young or old-is never easy, but this law will ensure their families and... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the decision by Senate Majority Leader McConnell to pursue the investigation of Russian Active Measures in the U.S. Elections through the regular order: "I echo Majority Leader McConnell's sentiments that the appropriate venue for the investigation of Russian attempts to influence the U.S. political process is through the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. -Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) announced today he is seeking spring interns in his state offices in Little Rock and Springdale. Internships will be offered in two sessions: January 17, 2017-March 10, 2017 and March 13, 2017-April 28, 2017. Interns will have the opportunity to experience the daily operations of Senator Cotton's office. Depending on their college requirements, students may be able to receive academic credit for their... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement applauding Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2017: "Today the Senate passed a critical defense funding bill that will ensure the United States military remains the best fighting force in the world. And it will provide our troops with the best training, equipment and leadership in the world. "In addition to drafting a portion of this bill... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 or Dylan Haney (501) 223-9081 Washington, D.C. - Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after Arkansas cheese dip won out over Texas queso during a blind "Taste Test" among Republican Senators this afternoon: "We're happy our colleagues validated what we've known all along: Arkansas cheese dip is the best in the United States, and the world. Thank you to Heights Taco & Tamale for coming to... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the House unanimously passed the Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act. "Tonight the Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act is on it's way to the President's desk to be signed into law. Soon hundreds of veterans who honorably served our country will have access to expanded burial options from the VA-ensuring they can be laid to rest in the cemetery of their choice,... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced the Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act, legislation that would restore the ability of Arkansas catfish farmers, as well as other aquaculture producers, to kill double-crested cormorants that attack their catfish crops during the winter months. "There are few crops more closely associated with Arkansas than catfish. Arkansas catfish farmers are legendary-and their contribution to our... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) joined Senator Cory Gardner and 21 of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Obama requesting his Administration stop issuing non-emergency rules and regulations in the final weeks of his term. Cotton and his colleagues stressed to the President that the American people made it clear on November 8th that they expect regulatory relief. The letter reads in full: Dear Mr. President: We write... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the transfer of Shawqi Awad Balzuhair from Guantanamo Bay to Cape Verde: "President Obama is spending his last days in office making America less safe by rushing to fulfill one final campaign promise and release hardened terrorists from Guantanamo Bay. Yesterday's transfer, and any others between now and January 20, 2017, illustrate that President Obama is more... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President-elect Trump's phone call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen: "America's policy toward Taiwan is governed by the Taiwan Relations Act, under which we maintain close ties with Taiwan and support its democratic system. I commend President-elect Trump for his conversation with President Tsai Ing-wen, which reaffirms our commitment to the only democracy on... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Iran Sanctions Extension Act: "Today the Senate took action to extend authorities to sanction Iran, if and when Iran violates the terms of the nuclear agreement. These sanctions are critical to holding Iran accountable and it would be deeply irresponsible and dangerous if President Obama allowed them to expire. President Obama should stop bending to the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the death of Fidel Castro: "Fidel Castro created hell on earth for the Cuban people. He will now become intimately familiar with what he wrought."   Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday November 24: "Happy Thanksgiving from the Cotton family. This year, I'm thankful for my wonderful family-especially my wife Anna and our son, Gabriel, and the baby boy we will welcome next month. And I'm thankful for each of you, who keep me in your prayers and support me as I work on behalf of Arkansans. "From the earliest... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Facebook's development of a censorship tool for possible use in China: "That Facebook has been engineering a way to accommodate Communist China's censorship is deeply disturbing. If Facebook moves forward with this new feature and bends to Beijing's will, it would normalize complicity in oppression for other technology companies and embolden other authoritarian... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after a Texas Federal District Judge granted an emergency injunction against the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) overtime rule: "I'm pleased that a Federal Judge granted an injunction against the Department of Labor's overtime rule. This rule would have prohibited Arkansas workers from becoming salaried until they earned more than $47,000 - an amount higher than the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) this week recognized Jack Shatford as "Arkansan of the Week." You can find the full text of Senator Cotton's recognition on the Senate Floor below. A video of Senator Cotton's remarks can be viewed here. My Arkansan of the Week is Jack Shatford, and the recognition is both honorary and, sadly, posthumous. Jack passed away last month during one of his many hunting trips to Arkansas. He loved our state and... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), a Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) Commissioner, and Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Co-Chair of the CECC, today introduced the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, legislation that would renew the United States' historical commitment to freedom and democracy in Hong Kong at a time when its autonomy is increasingly under assault. The legislation also establishes... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on President Obama's claim that Iran is abiding by the nuclear agreement earlier today: "If "abiding by the agreement" means taking U.S. hostages, developing missiles to deliver nuclear weapons, and ramping up production of nuclear material, then the Iran nuclear agreement is an even worse deal than we thought. In January, a President Trump and a Republican Congress will... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the results of the 2016 election: "I congratulate Donald Trump on his election, and I congratulate all Republicans who won a sweeping, historic victory yesterday in the United States Senate and House of Representatives and across America, including my fellow Arkansans. But yesterday was not a Republican victory; it was an American victory. The American people sent... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims judgement against the Army intelligence program known as the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A): "I applaud the Court of Federal Claims for forcing the Army to look at a true commercial solution to the long-troubled DCGS-A program. The Army's modernization budget is too small and has too many other priorities... Read More