Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Every Student Succeeds Act: "As the son of a public school teacher and principal and a graduate of Arkansas public schools, I know firsthand the benefits of a public school education. But over the last several years our schools have been stifled by government bureaucracy, and, as a result, too many children haven't received the quality education they deserve.... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the World Trade Organization's (WTO) decision authorizing Canada and Mexico to place more than $1 billion in tariffs on American goods: "Unfortunately, these tariffs come as little surprise given the impact COOL regulations have had on our trade relationships with Canada and Mexico. But while we knew they were coming, over $1 billion in tariffs will be a devastating blow... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) tonight released the following statement reacting to President Obama’s Oval Office Address on national security:  “President Obama is a wartime president who doesn't seem to realize it. Fourteen Americans were slaughtered by Islamic terrorists, but the President is dangerously detached from reality, lecturing us about political correctness and ineffective gun control. Radical Islamic... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the FBI's inability to access NSA phone records in the California Terror Case: "On Wednesday two terrorists killed 14 innocent people and injured 21 in San Bernandino, California. The hours and days that follow an attack of this nature are critical to discovering its origins and thwarting other attacks. But the FBI has been forced to investigate this attack with... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today issued the following statement on the Senate's vote to repeal Obamacare: "Obamacare remains a fundamentally flawed law that is hurting thousands of Arkansans with higher premiums and copays, higher taxes, and lost jobs. President Obama promised that if Americans liked their plans and their doctors they could keep them, but that's not been the case. Obamacare's Medicare reimbursement cuts have... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- In the wake of the brutal terrorist attacks in Paris last month, as well as initial reports that this week's attack in San Bernardino may be tied to terrorism, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) today introduced legislation that would ensure that U.S. counterterrorism officials have the necessary tools to track suspected terrorists and prevent terrorist attacks in the United States. "The first line of defense... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.-- Arkansas U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton today announced they are placing a hold on the confirmation vote of President Obama's nominee for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Under Secretary for Management and Performance, Victoria Marie Beacher Wassmer, because of the department's insufficient response to the Arkansas Congressional Delegation's letter related to the potential partnership with the Clean Line project. The senators... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) will today introduce the Liberty Through Strength Act II, which would stop the Obama administration from deleting all records of terrorist communications and make permanent congressional authorizations for counterterrorism tools that are vital to tracking and stopping attacks on Americans. "On Sunday our constitutional, legal, and proven NSA collection architecture shifted to an untested, less effective... 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 Washington, D.C. office and his state offices in Little Rock, Jonesboro, and Springdale. Internships will be offered in two sessions: January 26, 2016 - March 26, 2016 and March 29, 2016 - May 31, 2016. Interns will have the opportunity to experience the daily operations of Senator Cotton's office and witness the legislative process firsthand. Depending... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Thanksgiving: "I want to wish all of you a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving from the entire Cotton family. In the earliest days of our nation President Washington established a day of Thanksgiving for Americans to, in his words, acknowledge ‘with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God.' So today and every day, let us come together with... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) along with Senators Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today sent letters to the Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., expressing concern over the Obama... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Attorney General Loretta Lynch's admission yesterday that transferring detainees from the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility to the United States would be a violation of the law: "I'm pleased Attorney General Lynch seems to understand that the President's plan to close Guantanamo Bay and transfer inmates to the United States is unlawful. It's about time someone in... 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 passage two resolutions blocking President Obama's Clean Power Plan: "President Obama's Clean Power Plan is bad news for Arkansans and our state economy. It will bring a tidal wave of new rules and regulations and allow politicians in Washington to dictate how Arkansans get our energy. Worse, coal-fired power plants across Arkansas will be forced to... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) will today introduce the Liberty Through Strength Act, which would delay the USA FREEDOM Act's termination of the terrorist metadata collection program until the President can certify that the new NSA collection system is as effective as the current system. "The terrorist attacks in Paris last week are a terrible reminder of the threats we face every day. And it made clear that the President's empty policy... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Arkansas's two United States Senators, Tom Cotton and John Boozman, today called for a new policy on Syrian refugee resettlement in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. Specifically, Cotton and Boozman are calling for:· a temporary moratorium on resettlement;· a report to Congress from the President that evaluates security vetting procedures for refugees; and· a requirement that the President certify the integrity... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the President's comments on ISIS earlier today in Antaylya, Turkey: "President Obama continues to see the world as he wants it to be, not as it is. The barbaric attacks in Paris are more than a ‘setback'. They are a sign ISIS is not contained and that the President's policy of confusion, half-measures, and delay isn't working. Our fight against ISIS is... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Paris terrorist attacks: "My thoughts and prayers are with the French as they mourn those killed in yesterday's terrorist attacks. Know that America stands with you today. "These attacks are a terrible, but clarifying reminder of the evil that exists in the world. But we must not bow to our enemy. Rather this event should bring us together and steel our resolve... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on an apparent accidental disclosure of a new secret Russian unmanned underwater vehicle, that would be capable of delivering nuclear payloads and inflicting catastrophic damage against U.S. port cities: "It comes as little surprise that Russia would be developing a destabilizing weapon whose purpose is to inflict mass civilian casualties. Over the last six years,... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the parliamentary elections in Burma: "The elections in Burma were a historic and heartening step in the nation's movement toward constitutional democracy. I congratulate the people of Burma, but understand that much work remains to strengthen the country's institutions of democracy and to ensure that the government is truly representative of its people. The... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement in honor of Veterans Day. "Today we honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans and thank them for their service to our country. These brave men and women put their country and fellow Americans ahead of themselves. Their contribution to our lives cannot be overstated. "As the proud son and grandson of veterans, and as a veteran myself, this day has special meaning... Read More