FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353January 4, 2022 Cotton Demands Answers from DOJ About Releasing Criminals to Home ConfinementWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today wrote to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the Department of Justice’s recent decision to ignore the clear limits placed by Congress on pandemic-related home confinement of convicted federal criminals.In part, Cotton... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353December 15, 2021 Cotton, Braun Introduce Bill to Curb Reliance on Chinese PharmaceuticalsWashington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Mike Braun (R-Indiana) today introduced the Anyone But China Safe Drugs Act, or the ABC Safe Drug Act, legislation to track active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), prohibit pharmaceutical purchases from China, and create transparency within... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353December 15, 2021 Cotton Statement on Passage of the NDAAWashington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the National Defense Authorization Act:“Democrats tried to use this defense bill to draft America’s daughters and force their radical social ideologies onto our troops. Thankfully, they failed, and this year’s defense bill largely does... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353December 10, 2021 Cotton Statement on Biden’s Crushing InflationWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement regarding the growing inflation rate in the United States: “President Biden promised never to raise taxes on middle class and working-class Americans—President Biden lied. He allowed the cruelest tax of all, inflation, to skyrocket.... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353December 6, 2021 Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill Targeting Palestinian Terror PaymentsClick Here to View Senator Cotton’s Remarks in Full.Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with twelve of his Senate colleagues, today introduced the Taylor Force Martyr Payment Prevention Act, legislation aimed at eliminating Palestinian “martyr payments.” The bill would deter... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353December 6, 2021 Cotton Statement on Diplomatic Boycott of the 2022 Winter OlympicsWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s announcement of a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing:“Today, the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353December 1, 2021 Cotton Demands Action from DOJ Following Attack in WaukeshaWashington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers about how the Department of Justice will respond to the mass-murder attack in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where a career criminal was arrested for driving an SUV through a Christmas parade.In part,... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353November 25, 2021 Cotton Statement on ThanksgivingWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on Thanksgiving:“400 years ago, our Pilgrim Fathers, who battled sorrow and starvation for the promise of freedom in a New World, joined together with the Wampanoag tribe for a celebration, which we know as the first Thanksgiving. That hardscrabble... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353November 18, 2021 Cotton, Hinson Introduce Bill to Provide Parental Leave and Compensation for Miscarriages and StillbirthsWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Representative Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) today introduced the Helping with Equal Access to Leave and Investing in Needs for Grieving for Mothers and Fathers Act, or HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act, to amend the... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353November 16, 2021 Cotton, Colleagues Call on Secretary Raimondo to Blacklist Companies that Provide AI Technology to the Chinese MilitaryWashington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), and Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo urging the Department of Commerce... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353November 15, 2021 Cotton Demands Answers from Garland after DOJ Raids Journalist’s HomeWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers about the Department of Justice’s investigation into the disappearance of Ashley Biden’s diary.In part, Senator Cotton wrote, “The Department of Justice follows rules... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353November 11, 2021 Cotton Statement on Veterans DayWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement in observance of Veterans Day: “Few titles are more prized or noble than that of veteran of the United States. The sacrifice of these exceptional men and women has ensured our nation’s strength, security, and success from one generation to the next.... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353November 5, 2021 Cotton, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Competition and Consumer Choice OnlineThe Platform Competition and Opportunity Act will help stop anticompetitive mergers and acquisitions by dominant online platformsWashington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent monopolistic... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353November 5, 2021 Cotton, Khanna, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Effort to Support Taiwan’s Standing in Global Health CommunityWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-California) introduced the U.S.-Taiwan Public Health Protection Act to establish a U.S.-Taiwan Infectious Disease Monitoring Center within the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) to... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353October 29, 2021 Cotton Announces Internships for State OfficesWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today announced he is seeking interns for his state offices in Little Rock and Rogers. Internships will be offered in two sessions: January 18 – March 8 and March 14 – May 2. Interns will have the opportunity to help with the daily operations... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353October 28, 2021 Cotton Statement on Biden Plan to Give Illegal Immigrants Hundreds of Millions in CashWashington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after reports that the Biden administration intends to give illegal immigrants nearly $450,000 each, for a total of at least $1 billion overall.“It would be unthinkable to pay damages to a... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353October 22, 2021 Biden Administration Wrong About Evacuation Numbers, Must Do MoreWashington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the statement below after the State Department said that 363 US citizens remain in Afghanistan, 176 of whom want to leave. Previously, the Biden administration said that only approximately 100 Americans remaining in Afghanistan wanted to... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353October 21, 2021 Cotton Introduces Bill to Prevent Schools from Concealing Gender Transitions from ParentsWashington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids Act, legislation that would prevent K-12 schools from performing a “gender transition” on children behind their parents’ backs. This... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353October 21, 2021 Cotton, Cassidy Condemn Biden Administration for Naming Chinese-Run TikTok as U.S. Cyber Games SponsorWashington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana) released the following statement condemning the Biden administration for allowing Chinese state-owned TikTok to be named the founding sponsor of the U.S. Cyber Games. As part... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353October 20, 2021 Cotton, Blackburn, Colleagues Fight For Free Speech On College CampusesWashington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) launched the Senate Campus Free Speech Caucus to defend the rights of students on college campuses. This caucus is part of a larger bicameral effort alongside the Young America’s Foundation (YAF) to... Read More