FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353January 26, 2023Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to End China’s Permanent Normal Trade Status Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Sens. Rick Scott (R-Florida), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) today introduced the China Trade Relations Act to strip China of its Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status.This legislation would... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 January 12, 2023Cotton, Comer Denounce D.C. Council Bill Letting Illegal Immigrants Vote in Local ElectionsWashington, DC—Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today announced that he will soon introduce a joint resolution formally disapproving of the District of Columbia Council approving legislation that would let illegal immigrants vote in D.C. local elections. Rep. James Comer (KY-01) introduced... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 22, 2022 Cotton Applauds Passage of Amendment Providing Compensation to Terrorism VictimsWashington, D.C. — The Senate passed today Senator Tom Cotton’s (R-Arkansas) legislation that will extend financial compensation to American victims of terrorism and their families. Introduced with Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), the legislation will also extend coverage to victims of the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 21, 2022 Cotton, Boozman Pay Tribute to Fallen Arkansas Law Enforcement Officers  Click here to watch the remarksWASHINGTON, D.C.–– Arkansas U.S. Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman paid tribute on the Senate floor to the service and sacrifice of Benton County Sheriff’s Detective Paul Newell, Stuttgart Police Sergeant Donald Scoby, and Jonesboro Police Officer Vincent Parks. “All of... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 16, 2022 Cotton Statement on Senate Passage of NDAAWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act:“Our troops pledge their lives to the defense of the United States, and this bill gives them more support and funding to perform that important mission. It invests... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 15, 2022Cotton Statement on Stuttgart Officer Killed in Line of Duty Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after Stuttgart police officer Sergeant Donald Scoby was shot and killed in the line of duty Wednesday night:“Sergeant Donald Scoby died serving the community he loved and swore to protect—there is no more noble end to... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 13, 2022Cotton, Van Hollen, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Cut Huawei and Chinese 5G Companies off from U.S. Banks Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced a bill with Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Rick Scott (R-Florida) to severely sanction Chinese technology company Huawei and other... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 8, 2022 Cotton Statement on Brittney Griner Prisoner SwapWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the prisoner swap with Russia:“Joe Biden’s prisoner swap with Vladimir Putin released Viktor Bout, the notorious ‘Merchant of Death’ who armed America’s worst enemies. And it left behind Paul Whelan, a Marine veteran who’s languishing in a... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353December 1, 2022 Cotton Introduces Legislation to Overturn Biden ESG Retirement Savings Rule  Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced legislation today that would overturn the Biden administration’s new rule allowing retirement plans to prioritize ESG factors like climate change and racial justice over maximizing shareholder value.... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353November 30, 2022 Cotton, Sullivan Introduce Bill to Support 9/11, Beirut Bombing VictimsWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today introduced the Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act, which would expand and improve a federal program that helps terrorist attack victims and their... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353November 30, 2022 Cotton, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Block Chinese Data-Sharing PlatformWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congresswoman Michelle Steel (CA-48) today sent a letter to President Biden warning of the danger that a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controlled maritime data-sharing platform, LOGINK, poses to U.S. military and... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353November 24, 2022 Cotton Statement on Thanksgiving Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on Thanksgiving:“More than four centuries ago, our Pilgrim fathers joined with the Wampanoag tribe for the first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims suffered many hardships and trials in the wilderness of the New World, but they bowed their heads and thanked God... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353November 21, 2022 Cotton Expresses Concern Over European Commission Jurisdiction ClaimWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to the German Ambassador and the Austrian Chargé d’Affaires detailing potential problems with the European Commission’s decision to invoke Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulations to review a deal between U.S. companies.... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353November 14, 2022 Cotton Statement on President Biden Meeting with President XiWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on President Biden’s meeting this morning with Chinese President Xi Jinping:“Joe Biden has again failed to address or even acknowledge China’s Cold War against the United States. His naive return to a policy of appeasement will... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 November 14, 2022 Cotton Demands Answers on Foreign TikTok Employees in the USWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding security concerns that TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance pose to American citizens’ personal data. The letter requested details on TikTok’s use of H-1B guest workers who... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 November 11, 2022Cotton Statement on Veterans Day Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement in observance of Veterans Day: "Today a grateful nation pauses to remember the Americans who put the needs of their country above their own. At home and abroad, the sacrifice of our veterans has made America safer and stronger. These exceptional... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353November 4, 2022 Cotton, Colleagues Warn Law Firms About ESG Initiatives Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Marco Rubio (R-Florida), sent letters to 51 law firms detailing the possible antitrust violations that their clients may commit if they... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 October 21, 2022  ICYMI: How Tom Cotton’s hard line on crime took over the Republican Party  How Tom Cotton’s hard line on crime took over the Republican Party Semafor By David Weigel When prison reform was in vogue, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. was against it. In 2018, he led the GOP opposition to the First Step Act, a bipartisan effort to reduce some sentences and let some criminals out... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 October 14, 2022 Cotton, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Take Action Against Huawei-Aligned Semiconductor PlantWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Marco Rubio (R-Florida), sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling on the administration to take immediate action to prevent the Chinese... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 October 13, 2022 Cotton Requests Information on Release of Private Military RecordsWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Chief of the National Guard Bureau General Daniel Hokanson requesting a full accounting of how Politico obtained the private personnel records of USAF Lieutenant Colonel... Read More