Contact: Caroline Tabler  or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) tonight released the following statement on President Trump's decision to launch air strikes in Syria: "The Butcher of Damascus learned two lessons tonight the hard way: weapons of mass destruction won't create a military advantage once the United States is done with you and Russia cannot protect its clients from the United States. President Trump ought to sustain the attacks if Assad... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the recent chemical attack in Syria: "As the sparrow cannot fall without the Father, so too Assad cannot launch chemical attacks without Iran and Russia. All three should pay for their barbarism." ### Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after his visit to the MARVA Workshop in Russellville where he heard from client workers and families about the importance of protecting sheltered workshops. "MARVA and similar organizations are a true blessing to their client-workers, families, customers, and all Arkansans. They give a sense of purpose and a chance for meaningful life to our most vulnerable... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353   Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement regarding newly imposed sanctions on Russian oligarchs by the White House: "After all the mayhem they've caused in Ukraine and Syria--and the cyber-attacks they've launched against the U.S.--Putin's cronies should pay for their crimes, not profit off them. Imposing these new sanctions is another strong move by the administration to rein in Russian aggression... Read More

Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement regarding a researcher at the University of Arkansas receiving an award from the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program: "This is a very competitive program, and the fact that one of our very own from the University of Arkansas was chosen to receive funding shows just how important his research is. Our researchers continue to work at the forefront of... Read More

Cotton Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353Cruz Contact: Jessica Skaggs (202) 224-5922Inhofe Contact: Laurie Fitch (202) 224-4721 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the Commerce Department announced that it would add a new question to the 2020 census asking respondents whether they were citizens of the United States. The news comes after Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) sent a letter to the Department asking it to add such a question and gather more... 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 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