Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: "With great eloquence and even greater courage, Martin Luther King Jr. challenged our country to live up to our founding principles and recognize our fundamental equality before God. And so today we rededicate ourselves to continuing the work of Dr. King's life: of opening ‘the doors of opportunity to all of God's... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman congratulate Celia Kreth of Little Rock and Pablo Manon of Springdale on being selected as delegates for the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). Kreth and Manon were chosen from hundreds of applicants across Arkansas to attend the 56th annual Washington Week. "Congratulations to Celia and Pablo. This is a great opportunity for them to experience how policies and laws are created... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President Trump's signing into law a bill to expand the Little Rock Central High School Historic Site: "This is a proud day for our state and for everyone who cares about American history. Preserving Little Rock Central High and the surrounding neighborhood will help make sure we never forget what the Little Rock Nine went through to banish ‘separate... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) comment on yesterday's meeting at the White House on negotiations to fix the legal immigration system: "President Trump brought everyone to the table this week and listened to both sides. But regrettably, it seems that not everyone is committed to negotiating in good faith. In regards to Senator Durbin's accusation, we do not recall the President saying these comments... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON - Following claims that a deal has been reached to address the future of DACA, border security and immigration enforcement, Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and David Perdue (R-Georgia) issued the following statement: "There has been no deal reached yet on the future of DACA in the Senate. Some of our colleagues have floated a potential plan that, simply put, isn't serious. It is disingenuous to discuss providing... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after Wal-Mart announced it would be raising its starting wage, offering new employee benefits, and giving out bonuses as a result of tax reform: "This is great news for the people of Arkansas and as clear a sign as ever that tax reform is working. Our tax code now rewards businesses for expanding opportunity, and Wal-Mart is rightly passing on those rewards... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Following yesterday's meeting with President Trump, administration officials, and members of Congress to discuss the future of DACA, border security and immigration enforcement, Senators Tom Cotton (R- Arkansas), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and David Perdue (R-Georgia) today made the following comments: "We applaud the president's effort to foster an open dialogue on immigration between both houses of Congress and both political... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) was today named to the Senate Budget Committee for the remainder of the 115th Congress. "The Senate Budget Committee handles some of the most pressing issues our nation faces, such as making sure our armed services have the support they need and restraining our ever-rising national debt," said Senator Cotton. "I look forward to working with my colleagues to put the federal government on a real,... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on U.S. Fish and Wildlife's decision to reissue permits to operators and employees of fish farms to combat cormorants: "When I met with Secretary Zinke last year, I told him just how important it was that our state's farmers be able to defend their catfish and other stocks from the army of cormorants invading their farms. Now I'm glad to see the Fish and... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the protests against the Iranian regime in the city of Mashhad: "Even after the billions in sanctions relief they secured through the nuclear deal, the ayatollahs still can't provide for the basic needs of their own people-perhaps because they've funneled so much of that money into their campaign of regional aggression in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen.... 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 Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site boundary expansion: "This is a fitting end to the 60th anniversary year of the Little Rock Nine. Now, future generations of Americans will be able to see exactly how both Little Rock Central High and the surrounding neighborhood looked to those nine brave students on that fateful... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate today confirmed Duane (Dak) Kees to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. Kees, who was recommended by Cotton and Boozman, was confirmed by unanimous consent. President Trump nominated Kees in September. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination last week. "I congratulate Dak Kees on his confirmation as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. Dak brings extensive... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Trump administration's approval of a lethal defensive arms sale to Ukraine: "This is a break from failed Obama era policies to make Russia pay a cost for its aggression. With this decision, the Trump administration is reminding Vladimir Putin and his cronies that they lost the Cold War, and we won't tolerate their bullying of our friend Ukraine." Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) tonight released the following statement on the Senate's approval of the tax bill: "This is a victory for Arkansan families and all working Americans. Now they'll be able to keep more of their hard-earned dollars, and in addition, our businesses will be able to create more jobs right here in America. I'm also very pleased the final bill includes my proposal to repeal the Obamacare... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the President's national-security strategy: "The president's national-security strategy is a clear-eyed assessment of the threats we face and what it will take to confront them. I also applaud the president for committing to rebuild our military. Any strategy, to be successful, will depend on our having a military that's second to none. After eight years of... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the National Labor Relations Board's decision to overturn the controversial Browning-Ferris decision: "I'm glad to see the NLRB overturn this ruling, as I called for back in 2015. Keeping Browning-Ferris on the books would've resulted in fewer jobs for working Arkansans and made it that much harder for the nearly 10,000 franchises in our state to grow. This... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on a new report confirming Iran has repeatedly violated UN resolution 2231 by providing missiles and other illegal arms to the Houthi rebels in Yemen: "We knew Iran was untrustworthy, but this report provides more hard evidence of just how brazen it's become. The ayatollahs feel no compunction about lying to the rest of the world or violating their... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after a senior Chinese diplomat threatened to invade Taiwan: "I take Beijing's threats to use military force against Taiwan seriously. That's why I urge both the president and Congress to accelerate the sale of defensive weapons to Taiwan, as well as to bring Taiwan into joint military exercises with the United States. We can't afford to take Beijing's... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Palestinian riots in the wake of the United States's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel: "What today's protests show is there would be less violence in the region if the Palestinian Authority didn't promote it-whether by design or inaction. Whatever their policy disagreements with the Israeli government, the PA and Fatah have the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the decision by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to stop insuring new mortgages on homes with PACE assessments: "I commend Secretary Carson for acting on my request from earlier this year and reversing this dangerous policy. We shouldn't allow PACE lenders to come before taxpayers. Instead, we should help homeowners by requiring greater... Read More