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  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement in response to the United States International Trade Commission's rulings regarding steel trade: "I commend the International Trade Commission for its ruling that recognizes that China has been subsidizing its steel industry at the expense of Americans. Arkansas and American steel workers are the best in the world, and there is no country they can't compete with. This... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the bombing in Baghdad: "This attack makes even clearer that ISIS's savagery knows no boundaries of age, sect, or nationality. These barbarians have declared war against all, and they must be destroyed. My heart breaks for the families of murdered loved ones, and I feel especially for the children slaughtered in this cowardly atrocity. I spent many days clearing... 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 Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and author Elie Wiesel: "The Yiddish version of Elie Wiesel's memoir Night ends on a note of despair. He fears that the force of forgetfulness, the human urge to turn away from horror, and the lies of deceivers would bury the memory of the Holocaust. He laments that his words would do nothing to... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the "United Kingdom Trade Continuity Act" Wednesday, a bill designed to promote economic stability and growth as the United Kingdom transitions out of the European Union. "Our nation's special relationship with the United Kingdom has promoted economic prosperity and security in both countries for over a hundred years," Senator Lee said. "This relationship can and should be... 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 and his state offices in Little Rock and Springdale. 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... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 or Dylan Haney (501) 223-9081 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) this week recognized Corporal Jason Chester & Sergeant Trey Dupuy of Jonesboro, Arkansas as the "Arkansans of the Week" for their heroic rescue of a Jonesboro teenager from a storm drain. 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. I would like to recognize Corporal Jason Chester and Sergeant... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after co-sponsoring the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016, legislation originally introduced by Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) that would make disability separation payments for combat-injured veterans exempt from taxation: "When a soldier, sailor, airman or Marine is deployed in harms way, we make their basic pay and other combat-zone entitlements... Read More
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 or Dylan Haney (501) 223-9081 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) recently recognized Hot Springs National 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... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today announced that 17 students from across Arkansas received and accepted appointments through his office to the United States Service Academies. "Congratulations to each of these young men and women on their appointments to our service academies. And best of luck as they embark on this next chapter of their lives. They are admirably putting their country first by choosing to serve in uniform while they... 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 the Benghazi report by the final House Select Committee on Benghazi: "Today's report confirmed what we've suspected all along: Secretary Clinton and the Obama administration put four Americans, including our own Ambassador, in harm's way in an area teeming with terrorists, without adequate security, and with no military assets within close range. And... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt to invalidate a Texas law aimed at protecting women from unsafe abortion providers: "By caving to the demands of abortion extremists who seek to normalize the ending of an innocent human life in the womb regardless of the dangers, the Supreme Court has left almost no room for common sense and simple... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Obama administration's efforts to encourage trade and investment in Iran and the Financial Action Task Force's announcement that it would suspend some of its restrictions against Iran: "While President Obama is pulling out all the stops to revive the Iranian economy, his no-growth domestic policies are suffocating our economy. That he is spending the waning... 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 United Kingdom's referendum on its membership in the European Union: "The British people exercised their sovereign right of self-government, decisively choosing to leave the European Union. We respect their decision and celebrate their democracy. Now is the time to preserve and strengthen our special relationship with the United Kingdom, which... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Washington) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision on President Obama's executive actions on amnesty: "This decision is a win for the Constitution and for a common-sense immigration policy. It guarantees that President Obama will not be able to implement his brazenly unconstitutional attempt to unilaterally grant amnesty to illegal immigrants with the mere stroke of a pen. And it is... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 or Dylan Haney (501) 223-9081 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) this week recognized Joel Spencer of Little Rock, Arkansas as the "Arkansan of the Week" for his dedication to computer science education. 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. I would like to recognize Joel Spencer, of Little Rock, Arkansas as this week's "Arkansan of the Week," for his... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.-- Today during a Senate Banking Committee hearing Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) questioned the Honorable Janet L. Yellen, Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve about Britain's upcoming referendum on membership in the European Union ("Brexit"). A full transcript of their exchange can be found below. Click here to watch the video in full. Q: Thank you, and thank you Chair for being before us again, I know these are always two... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Senate's votes on gun control legislation: "Last week, a radical Islamic terrorist took the lives of 49 innocent people in the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since September 11th, yet Senate Democrats seem more interested in political games than protecting our national security. The bills they put forward would have done nothing to prevent the Orlando... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act, legislation that would expand the cemetery burial options offered by the VA to financially insolvent veterans. Specifically, this bill would allow veterans who could not otherwise afford services to be buried in the cemetery closest to their family and loved ones. The bill is named for Mr. Charles Duncan of Little Rock, Arkansas, who died last... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the detection of uranium at Iran's Parchin military complex: "Despite Iran literally replacing layers of soil at the Parchin military complex, traces of uranium were still found at the secret nuclear research facility. Yet the Iranian ayatollahs still play dumb about their years-long pursuit of nuclear weapons. This raises serious questions. If the Iranians won't... Read More
  • Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 or Dylan Haney (501) 223-9081 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) this week recognized Marion Fletcher as the "Arkansan of the Week" for 53 years of service to agriculture education in Arkansas. 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. I would like to recognize Marion Fletcher, of Hot Springs, Arkansas as this week's "Arkansan of the Week," for 53 years of... Read More