Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the President's decision to expel 60 Russian diplomats from the U.S. and close the Russian consulate in Seattle: "Russia simply cannot be allowed to violate our allies' sovereignty, use chemical weapons, or spy on our country with impunity. Today's decision by the president is a prudent step that will put more boundaries on the Putin regime's behavior. I also... Read More

Cotton Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353Boozman Contact: Patrick Creamer (202) 224-4843Crawford Contact: James Arnold (202) 225-4076     WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to R. D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, urging him and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help state and local agencies strengthen the Pocahontas Levee on the Black River in... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced legislation to provide regulatory relief to aquaculture shippers across our nation. Today, the Department of Transportation requires all shippers who need commercial driver's licenses to use electronic logging devices to keep track of their drivers' hours on the road. But though the DOT grants livestock haulers certain exemptions to account for the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on H.R. McMaster and John Bolton: "H.R. McMaster is a warrior and a scholar, one of the best generals of his generation. I join all Arkansans in thanking him for decades of service to our nation, most recently as President Trump's National Security Advisor. I also congratulate Ambassador John Bolton for his appointment as the next National Security Advisor. He's an... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), Bill Cassidy M.D. (R-Louisiana), Dean Heller (R-Nevada), and Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska) today introduced legislation to fight the opioid epidemic by strengthening penalties for fentanyl distribution and trafficking to ensure they better reflect the serious nature of the crime. Fentanyl is 100 times more powerful than morphine and has played an outsized role in the opioid epidemic.... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Senate's passage of the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act: "Human trafficking is a heinous crime that calls for strict enforcement. Any website that facilitates it in any way should feel the full force of the law. This legislation closes a loophole that has protected bad actors for far too long, and allows state attorneys general to bring more of them to... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court's hearing of arguments for National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra: "Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra on whether crisis pregnancy centers should be forced to advertise for abortions. Requiring a pro-life organization to promote the very thing it opposes is... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the President's opioid initiative: "More than 175 Americans die every day from drug overdoses, and yet the federal penalties for trafficking heroin and fentanyl remain far too low to stop the flow of drugs into our country. It's good to see the President give the opioid crisis his personal attention, and I will be introducing legislation soon to make sure the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) will next week unveil legislation to help fight the opioid epidemic that will ensure penalties for fentanyl distribution and trafficking better reflect the nature of the crime. Fentanyl, a fully synthetic opioid, is 100 times more powerful than morphine. It has been a driving force behind the opioid epidemic in the United States and is being dumped here... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Treasury Department sanctioned 19 Russians for interfering with the 2016 election and launching cyber-attacks against the United States: "This latest round of sanctions is necessary to counter Russia's concerted campaign of aggression against us and our allies. As events in the U.K. have shown, Vladimir Putin is trying to put the West on the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Senate passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Bill: "This bill has been years in the making, and I know just how much it will mean to Arkansas's banks and credit unions. Reducing their regulatory burden will allow them to make more loans to the small businesses, farmers, and families who rely on them, and that will... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the nomination of Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State and Gina Haspel for CIA Director: "Mike Pompeo is an outstanding selection as our next Secretary of State. Mike's deep understanding of world affairs, his clear-eyed view of the threats to our national security, and his key relationships with world leaders make him an excellent choice to be our top... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the announcement that President Trump has agreed to meet with Kim Jong-un: "The patterns of U.S.-North Korea crises are well-worn and North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities are obvious. A summit could possibly break those patterns and lead to the peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. But we must remain deeply skeptical of North Korea's... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) along with Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), David Perdue (R-Georgia) today introduced the Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs (PACED) Act, which restores the power of the Patent and Trade Office and federal courts, and the International Trade Commission to review patents regardless of sovereign immunity claims made as part of... Read More

Cotton Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and John Boozman (R-AR) and Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03) announced that Fort Smith will receive a $8,527,893 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to repair and rehabilitate three rail bridges that cross Clear Creek and the Arkansas River. One bridge spans the Arkansas River, and the project will rehabilitate many of its structural components, along with the electrical and... Read More

Cotton Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03), and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) today released the following statement applauding CMS's approval of work requirements for Arkansas's Medicaid program: "Encouraging people who can work to find employment is a common-sense policy with a track record of success. It not only focuses... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States's decision to delay a Qualcomm shareholder meeting to allow for a more extensive review of a takeover bid by Broadcom: "Qualcomm's work is too important to our national security to let it fall into the hands of a foreign company-and in a hostile takeover no less. I raised concerns about this proposed... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Senate passage of the Taiwan Travel Act that will encourage visits between U.S. and Taiwanese officials: "China has made a concerted effort to isolate the people of Taiwan, and only U.S. leadership can push back against this aggression. This legislation is a clear statement of the high regard in which we hold Taiwan, and now the administration should act on... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the attacks on rebel-held Eastern Ghouta by Bashar Assad's forces in Syria: "Only two days after the U.N. Security Council unanimously called for a ceasefire, the Assad regime has killed hundreds of its own people in Eastern Ghouta. It's especially barbaric to target hospitals and clinics, and there are reports that the regime may have once again used... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after social-media companies YouTube and Instagram censored content on Russian opposition leaders' accounts. In addition, Instagram was found to have cooperated further with the Putin regime by blocking access to posts deemed embarrassing by Russian officials. "It's disappointing that these social-media companies, supposedly dedicated to freedom of expression, would... Read More