FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 March 2, 2020    Cotton Statement on Limiting Chinese State Media in U.S. Washington, D.C. — Following reports that the State Department has announced a personnel cap on four Chinese media companies in retaliation for restrictions on American news outlets in China, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the statement below:   “The Chinese Communist Party kicked out real... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 March 2, 2020      Cotton, Colleagues Urge Pompeo to Oppose China’s Nominee to WIPO Washington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chuck Schumer (D-New York), Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), and Todd Young (R-Indiana) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging the secretary to vigorously oppose China’s leadership in the World Intellectual Property... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 March 2, 2020      Cotton, Peters Push for Defense Working Group with Israel Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Gary Peters (D-Michigan) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper urging the creation of a permanent working group with Israel that would share defense capabilities requirements and coordinate joint research and development... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 February 27, 2020      Cotton, Loeffler, Blackburn Target Deceptive Fentanyl Traffickers Washington, D.C. — Earlier today, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) introduced the Zero Tolerance for Deceptive Fentanyl Trafficking Act. The bill would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers who intentionally misrepresent... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf on Thursday demanding answers to how a former al-Qaeda leader was allowed to emigrate to the United States as a refugee and become a citizen. Ali Yousef Ahmed Al-Nouri was recently arrested in Arizona after the Iraqi government sought to have him extradited based on charges of premeditated murder committed in 2006 in... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 19, 2020     Senator Cotton Criticizes China’s Expulsion of Reporters Washington, D.C. — Senator Cotton released the following statement after reports that China expelled three Wall Street Journal reporters in reaction to the paper’s publication of a column by Walter Russell Mead.   “The Chinese Communist Party is complaining about newspaper... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 February 14, 2020   Cotton, Rubio, Colleagues Introduce FDIC Act to Combat Banks’ Political Attacks on Federal Contractors   Washington, D.C.— Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) along with Senators Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday introduced the Financial Defense of Industrial Contractors... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:(Cotton) Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353(Van Hollen) Francesca Amodeo (202) 228-0672February 13, 2020   Cotton, Van Hollen Praise Huawei Charges, Urge Further Action Washington, D.C. — Following reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has brought charges of racketeering and stealing trade secrets against the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Chris Van Hollen... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 12, 2020     Cotton Condemns U.N. BDS Blacklist Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) released the following statement after the United Nations Human Rights Council issued a BDS blacklist designed to punish certain companies that do business with Israel:   “The UN Human Rights Council persecutes Israel while it protects the world’s worst... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) in introducing legislation that delivers tough financial consequences to states that flout federal immigration enforcement and harm public safety and national security. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) are cosponsoring the legislation, and Congressman Ken Buck... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts), and Cory Gardner (R-Colorado) today introduced a resolution honoring the life of Dr. Li Wenliang, the Chinese doctor who first identified the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in China late last year and sought to warn the government about the potentially devastating impact of the disease. Dr. Li succumbed to the coronavirus on February 7, 2020. The resolution also calls for... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 11, 2020    Cotton Applauds New Counterintelligence Strategy Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the Trump administration’s new counterintelligence strategy:   “The updated counterintelligence strategy rightly broadens its focus to the pervasive economic threats we face. Our adversaries don’t... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) tonight released the following statement after the Department of Justice filed lawsuits against California, New Jersey, and King County, Washington for their sanctuary cities policies: "American cities should be sanctuaries for U.S. citizens, not criminal aliens. I applaud the Justice Department for taking steps to enforce our immigration laws, despite resistance from local officials who value liberal immigration practices over the safety of... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Jim Banks (R-Indiana) yesterday sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr requesting the Department of Justice investigate that the Chinese Communist Party-owned propaganda outlet, China Daily, for repeated violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The letter cites the political activities of China Daily and the CCP's financial support of the publication. The letter reads, in part:  "China Daily's important... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 6, 2020     Senators Criticize Response to Russian Interference in 2016 Election Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Marco Rubio (R-FL), John Cornyn (R-TX), Ben Sasse (R-NE), and Jim Risch (R-ID) authored additional views on a Senate Intelligence Committee report concerning Russian active measures and interference in the 2016 election. The report and... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 5, 2020     Cotton Votes Against Articles of Impeachment Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) released the following statement after voting against both articles of impeachment:   “The Democrats wanted to use impeachment to cast a cloud of suspicion over the president in an election year. Their purpose was not to seek the truth but to punish a president... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353February 5, 2020     Cotton Remarks on Voting Against Articles of Impeachment Washington, D.C. — Earlier today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) submitted remarks into the Congressional Record announcing his intent to vote against both articles of impeachment. The text of those remarks in its entirety may be found below.     I will soon join a majority of the Senate in voting... Read More

Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) released the following statement after President Trump’s third State of the Union address:   “Tonight, the president outlined an agenda that will continue to build on the achievements of the last three years. I share his commitment to building a strong economy that helps American workers and a strong military that keeps us safe from threats like China and Iran. Our efforts implementing this ambitious agenda must begin now,... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353January 31, 2020   Cotton Applauds China Travel Restrictions, Urges Additional Steps   In case you missed it — Following an announcement by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar that the United States would deny entry into the country to any foreign national who poses a risk of transmitting coronavirus, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353January 28, 2020     Cotton Statement on Middle East Peace Plan Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the administration released its Middle East peace plan, which charts a course for future relations between Israelis and Palestinians.     “I applaud the president for putting forth a plan that secures a prosperous... Read More