FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353May 8, 2024 Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Overhaul Workforce Education Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the American Workforce Act, legislation that would overhaul workforce education. Funding from the bill—paid for in part by taxing wealthy private college endowments—would provide training vouchers to pay for education programs designed by employers. Senator J.D. Vance... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353May 6, 2024 Cotton Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement in observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day: “This year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day is especially somber. Right now, Israel is waging a war against terrorists who deny its right to exist and perpetrated the worst massacre of Jews since World War II. Here in America, college... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353May 2, 2024 Cotton, Colleagues: No Student Loan Bailouts for Campus Criminals Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the No Bailouts for Campus Criminals Act, legislation preventing any pro-Hamas protestor on college campuses convicted of a crime from having their student loans forgiven. The bill comes after widespread, anti-Semitic protests continue to spread on college campuses across the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 29, 2024 Cotton to Bowser: Allow D.C. Police to Uphold the Law Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. Senate Cotton urged Mayor Bowser to reverse her decision to not let the D.C. Metro Police assist George Washington University officials restore order on the school’s campus due to protestors setting up an encampment. In part, Senator Cotton... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 23, 2024 Cotton, Colleagues: Biden Administration Must Act to Protect Jewish Students from Pro-Hamas, Anti-Semitic Mobs Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) led 26 of his Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter today to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging them to restore order to campuses that have been effectively shut down by anti-Semitic... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 20, 2024 Cotton: David Pryor Dedicated His Life to Serving Arkansas and America Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the passing of David Pryor: “David Pryor was a true gentleman and a statesman who dedicated more than a half century of his life to the service of our state and nation. His example served and will continue to serve as inspiration for our fellow... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 19, 2024 Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Report Illegal Alien Attempts to Purchase Firearms Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Cynthia Lummis, (R-Wyoming), and John Boozman (R-Arkansas), today introduced the Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act. The legislation would require the National Instant Criminal Background Check System... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 19, 2024 Cotton, Boozman: ATF Must Provide Answers on Malinowski Raid Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the March 19th raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on the home of Bryan Malinowski in Little Rock that resulted in Malinowski’s death: “The Department of Justice confirmed to us... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 15, 2024 Cotton to Biden: Investigate and Ban Temu Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to President Joe Biden about the retail application Temu and its harmful practices, including gathering massive amounts of Americans’ personal data. Senator Cotton asked President Biden to address questions about the Chinese government’s control over the app, Temu’s violations of U.S. laws and... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 11, 2024 Cotton, Kelly Introduce Legislation to Study Cancer Impacts Among Current and Former Military Aviators Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), today introduced legislation to address cancer rates among Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps aviators.  The Aviator Cancers Examination Study (ACES) Act would direct the Veterans Administration to work... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                           Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 4, 2024 Cotton, Sullivan, Colleagues to Austin: NATO is Not a Charity Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and 20 of their Senate Republican colleagues, today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin requesting an update on how the Department of Defense evaluates U.S.... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353March 28, 2024 Cotton, Colleagues to Biden: Hosting Iraqi Prime Minister is Inappropriate, Undermines Israel Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and 7 of his congressional colleagues today sent a letter to President Joe Biden to express their deep concern with the White House’s plan to host Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in April. The letter notes that President Biden’s decision to meet... Read More

I recently returned from a trip to El Salvador, where I met President NayibBukele[Neye-eeb Boo-Ke-lay] and saw first-hand the effects of his remarkable transformation of that country from the most dangerous nation in our hemisphere to one of the safest.  As we drove around San Salvador, the images were commonplace yet extraordinary. Children played soccer in the parks. Young women jogged at twilight. Couples dined outdoors. Commonplace because one should expect to see such scenes in any decent... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353March 21, 2024 Cotton, Stefanik Introduce Legislation to Stop Pentagon from Using Chinese-Owned Tutoring Service Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation, the Ban Chinese Communist Party Access to U.S. Military Students Act, to prevent the Department of Defense (DoD) from using Tutor.com. The website provides educational services to DoD service members and their families.... Read More

I recently returned from a trip to El Salvador, where I met President Nayib Bukele and saw first-hand the effects of his remarkable transformation of that country from the most dangerous nation in our hemisphere to one of the safest.  As we drove around San Salvador, the images were commonplace yet extraordinary. Children played soccer in the parks. Young women jogged at twilight. Couples dined outdoors. Commonplace because one should expect to see such scenes in any decent community.... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353March 19, 2024 Cotton, Banks Introduce the Countering Chinese Political Warfare Act Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Countering Chinese Political Warfare Act, legislation that would sanction any individual or group that conducts political warfare on behalf of a foreign government against the United States. The legislation also requires the Secretary of State to determine if the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353March 14, 2024 Cotton: Schumer’s Israeli Election Interference is Inappropriate, Offensive  Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement in response to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-New York) demand for new Israeli elections:   “Chuck Schumer’s demand for new Israeli elections is inappropriate and offensive. Israel is a close ally and a healthy, vibrant... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353March 12, 2024 Cotton, Brown, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Mexican Steel Surge Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) today introduced the Stop Mexico’s Steel Surge Act, legislation that would curb the unsustainable levels of Mexican steel imports into the United States. The legislation follows letters (letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353March 11, 2024 Cotton Statement on Sweden Joining NATO Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after Finland formally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO):  “I’m proud to welcome Sweden as our latest NATO ally. Sweden is a strategically located economic and industrial powerhouse that will add muscle and key geographic advantages to the alliance. Sweden’s... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353March 7, 2024 Cotton Introduces Legislation to Prohibit Clearances, Demonstrations for Terrorist Sympathizers Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced two bills in response to the U.S. airman who self-immolated outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. on February 25. The legislation follows a letter Senator Cotton sent to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, asking him to provide details... Read More