Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), French Hill (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3) and Bruce Westerman (AR-4), today urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to support Governor Asa Hutchinson's request for a major disaster declaration for Arkansas. Following a storm that caused substantial flooding in several Arkansas counties, inflicting particular damage upon farms that... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressman French Hill, today announced that the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport will receive $5.9 millionfrom the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to rehabilitate the taxiway at Adams Field. The grant money will be used to fund phase 2 of the reconstruction project that will improve 2,500 feet of the existing Taxiway A pavement that has reached the end of its useful... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday sponsored the No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act, originally introduced by Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota). This bill seeks to address problems in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Crisis Line (VCL). Specifically it requires the VA to implement a documented process that will improve the responsiveness and performance of the VCL. It will also also require that... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.-- Today, during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) questioned former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey and former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman on the terror-financing risk of the $1.7 billion cash ransom paid to Iran by the Obama administration. The witnesses also explained, in response to Sen. Cotton's questioning, that the decision to make the payment in cash was likely made at... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 or Dylan Haney (501) 223-9081 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) recently recognized Pea Ridge National Military Park in the Congressional Record as part of his initiative to highlight Arkansas's National Parks and Historic Sites in celebration of the National Park Service's 100th anniversary. You can find the full text of Senator Cotton's recognition in the Congressional Record below, or here.  In honor of the National Park Service's... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Senate passage of the Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act, legislation that would expand the cemetery burial options offered by the VA to financially insolvent veterans: "I'm pleased the Senate unanimously passed this important bill. Charles Duncan and hundreds of veterans just like him bravely served our country in uniform. We should do everything in our power to... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Federal Drug Administration's (FDA) accelerated approval of an important Muscular Dystrophy drug: "I'm pleased the FDA gave accelerated approval to an important drug used to treat a form of muscular dystrophy that affects boys. In Arkansas, there are at least 60 boys who suffer from muscular dystrophy and I know this decision will give hope to them and their... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement today regarding a report released by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General indicating that between 858 and 1,811 individuals-some of whom hailed from countries posing national security risks-may have been improperly granted U.S. citizenship despite being subject to deportation orders: "This shocking report doesn't just reveal the Obama... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina) along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Steve Daines (R-Montana) and James Risch (R-Idaho) and Congressman Mike Rogers... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman, along with Congressman Steve Womack, today announced that Rogers Executive Airport will receive $5.8 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to strengthen the airport's runway at Carter Field. The project includes a full-depth runway keel reconstruction, mill and overlay of the existing asphalt pavement, installation of pavement underdrains, crack repair, pavement grooving and... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on reports that President Obama may consider supporting a United Nations Security Council resolution that would circumvent direct negotiations between Israel and Palestinian leaders and set parameters for a final settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute: "As President Obama meets with heads of state at the United Nations this week, he and his advisors must stop... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the terrorist attack on the Indian Army brigade headquarters in Uri in the Kashmir region that killed 18 Indian soldiers: "The pre-dawn terrorist attack on Indian troops while they slept was a cowardly act, one that deserves the strongest condemnation. I extend my condolences to the Indian government and to the families of the fallen. The United States and India... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the attacks in New York, New Jersey, and Minnesota: "The attacks in New York, New Jersey, and Minnesota are a stark reminder of the threats we face and the need to remain vigilant at all times. I visited the New York Joint Terrorism Task Force last month and saw first-hand the top-notch, patriotic men and women who are charged with protecting all of New York City.... 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 former Russellville Mayor Phil Carruth: "Tonight I join all Arkansans in mourning the death of former Russellville Mayor and City Councilman Phil Carruth. Growing up just over the bridge from Russellville, it's difficult to put into words the impact Phil had on our community and our state. After years as a leading figure in Arkansas's poultry industry... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement in response to reports that the United States may shift military and intelligence resources to assist Russia as part of the Syria ceasefire deal made with the Russian Federation. "It's difficult to believe that after five years of civil war in Syria, five years of seemingly perpetual human suffering, and five years of compromising America's interests in the Middle East --... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the release of a new bipartisan report and letter from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, outlining Edward Snowden's traitorous actions and urging President Obama not to pardon him: "Edward Snowden is a traitor who is currently under the care, custody, and control of Russian security services. As the bipartisan House Intelligence Committee report... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) helped introduce the Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act, legislation that ends direct and indirect remuneration fees, or DIR fees, for Medicare Part D that are harming community pharmacists. "Arkansans can benefit from lower prescription costs when community pharmacists have greater certainty of their costs. I'm proud to sponsor this legislation that... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement in response to reports the Army is lying to Congress about the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A): "The recently released depositions of senior uniformed Army officers seem to indicate the Army sought to deliberately deceive Congress about DCGS-A and the viability of commercial alternatives. Now well into it's second decade, DCGS-A has wasted billions of... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Syrian ceasefire agreement: "I am deeply skeptical of the integrity and the wisdom of the latest ceasefire Secretary Kerry has arranged with his Russian counterpart, with the assent of Iran and its terrorist proxies. It is difficult to imagine that a ceasefire that Secretary Kerry negotiated from a position of weakness and desperation will be any more... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today thanked Congressman Todd Young's (R-Indiana) for introducing the House-version of the Obamacare Tax Relief and Consumer Choice Act, called the Relief From Obamacare Mandate Act, and announced 9 additional Senate co-sponsors of his bill. "Obamacare is in a death spiral. Premiums and deductibles are skyrocketing, networks are shrinking, and the entire exchange system is on the verge of collapse," said... Read More