Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.-- Today, during an open hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) questioned CIA Director John Brennan about Twitter, Dataminr, and the Open Skies Treaty. A full transcript of their exchange can be found below. Click here to watch the full video.  Q: Thank you. Director Brennan, it's good to have you here again. I apologize I have not been present in person, I have been in the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Washington) today released the following statement on the Navy's announcement that a Virginia-class attack submarine will bear the name USS Arkansas: "It's great to hear the name the USS Arkansas will once again defend our nation at sea. Like the four storied ships that came before it that bore the USS Arkansas name, I am confident this submarine will play a critical role in our national security. And I know the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Today, during a Senate Aging Committee hearing, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) questioned expert witnesses on the success of the American Savings Promotion Act, legislation he authored in 2014. Following his Q&A, Aging Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) congratulated Senator Cotton on authoring legislation that's led to important savings for older Americans. Click here to watch the full video.  "I am very pleased to... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today issued a statement after meeting with the Deputy Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Salman: "I appreciate the productive and open exchange of views today with Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, which reflects the close and longstanding partnership between our two nations. Our main focus was our mutual security interests, including counterterrorism efforts against al-Qaeda... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today issued a statement following the passage of the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by the Senate: "The last seven years of President Obama's failed leadership has deprived our military of the resources needed to keep America safe in a more dangerous world. Too few troops receive too little training on equipment and weapons that are too old. But this year's National Defense... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 or Dylan Haney (501) 223-9081 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) this week recognized Tom Galyon as "Arkansan of the Week" for his advocacy work with the Arkansas Chapter of the National ALS Association. 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 and downloaded here. Today, I would like to recognize Thomas Galyon, of Rogers, Arkansas as this week's... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement applauding the Senate Agricultural Committee's efforts to address the problems created by Vermont's Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) law: "I'm encouraged that my colleagues on the Senate Agricultural Committee are coming together in a bipartisan fashion to address the crisis created by Vermont's Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) law which takes effect in just... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on reports that 12 detainees released from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have launched attacks against the United States or allied forces in Afghanistan: "The detainees at Guantanamo Bay are hardened terrorists who will stop at nothing to attack the United States. Their recidivism isn't related to their time at Guantanamo Bay, it's related to their... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (Cotton) (202) 224-2353 or Conn Carroll (Lee) (202) 224-5444 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced the Return to Work Act of 2016, legislation that will save Social Security Disability Insurance from bankruptcy. This bill would help Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries who can recover return to work, while also preserving the program's long-term sustainability for the permanently disabled. "Social... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Secretary Clinton's foreign policy leadership: "Putting Secretary Clinton in control of American foreign policy wouldn't be rolling the dice, it would be dealing us a losing hand. After all, it was during her tenure as President Obama's chief foreign policy advisor that we saw four Americans, including our own Ambassador, brutally murdered in Benghazi, Libya while... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and David Perdue (R-Georgia), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requiring the Director of National Intelligence to complete a declassification review of intelligence reports on previous terrorist activities of former Guantanamo Bay prisoners and... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353  Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the State Department's edits to a 2013 video of a press briefing on Iran: "The State Department has peddled three untruths to the American people: the false story that Iran deal talks were sparked by the election of moderates in Iran who actually never existed, the deletion of video footage showing the Department's admission of that falsehood, and the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released a video message on the meaning of Memorial Day.  You can view the video message here. A transcript of the video is also available below. Hi, this is Senator Tom Cotton and I wanted to share a special message with you on the meaning of Memorial Day. Today we honor those brave Americans who gave what Lincoln called "the last, full measure of devotion" defending our country. John 15:13... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 or Dylan Haney (501) 223-9081 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) this week recognized David McBee as "Arkansan of the Week" for his positive work in his community. You can find the full text of Senator Cotton's recognition on the Senate Floor below, or here. A video of Senator Cotton's remarks can be viewed here and downloaded here. I would like to recognize David McBee of Gassville, Arkansas as this week's "Arkansan of the Week," for his charitable... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, DC- Yesterday Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and nine members of the Senate Armed Services Committee sent a letter to President Obama regarding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan. "A timely decision on U.S. force levels is necessary so that our allies and partners can generate forces and make appropriate pledged for the Resolute Support Mission beginning in January 2017," the bipartisan group of senators wrote. "We urge you to announce any... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C.-- Today, during a Senate Banking Committee hearing Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) questioned Mr. Adam J. Szubin, Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes and the Honorable Stephen D. Mull, Lead Coordinator for Iran nuclear implementation at the U.S. Department of State, about the sanctions relief Iran will receive under the JCPOA. A full transcript of their exchange can be found below. Click here to watch... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.--Earlier today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) spoke on the Senate floor about Minority Leader Harry Reid's needless delay of Senate consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. A full transcript of his remarks are below. You can watch a video of his remarks here.  "It's an honor to serve in the Senate, it's an honor to serve the people of Arkansas. I would never complain about the tasks that we're given. There is one... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Arkansas's medical rate filling requests for 2017: "Today, Arkansans received the grim news that they'll pay up to 24 percent more for individual market health insurance-a massive increase that will have a devastating impact on families and individuals across the state. Regrettably, this news is little surprising given the repeated failures of Obamacare over the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 In case you missed it- Today, during a Senate Banking Committee hearing Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) questioned the Honorable Juan C. Zarate, Chairman of the Financial Integrity Network and Mr. Mark Dubowitz, Executive Director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about the amount of sanctions relief Iran will receive under the JCPOA and the risk for private entities should they conduct business in Iran. A full transcript of their exchange can... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released a video update on how he's been serving Arkansas in the United States Senate this week. Senator Cotton discussed the President's unlawful Obamacare subsidy program, the Obamacare religious liberty case, and his oversight of the implementation of the Iran Nuclear Deal. Please feel free to use this video for your broadcast purposes. Click here to watch the video in full. A transcript of... Read More