Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after meeting with the nominee for Secretary of the Air Force, former Congresswoman Heather Wilson: "I have great respect for Heather Wilson. She's an accomplished public servant, and as an Air Force veteran herself, she understands the challenges of modernizing our Air Force in such a dangerous time as this. We had a very good conversation today. I was struck... Read More

Cotton Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353Boozman Contact: Sara Lasure (202) 224-4843 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) yesterday joined 21 of their Republican Senate colleagues in sending a letter to recently confirmed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price asking for relief from Obamacare for individuals living in Arkansas and 34 other states. The letter congratulates the new head of the federal health agency and... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on reports that Russia secretly deployed a new cruise missile: "There's little reason for the U.S. to continue abiding by a treaty whose only other party continues to violate it blatantly. Two battalions of cruise missiles don't just magically appear overnight. And if the last administration showed us anything, it's that ignoring these kinds of provocations simply... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) joined their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the president encouraging him to assess the future operations and detention of detainees held at the Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GITMO). "Congress has continuously opposed and prohibited the closure of GTMO as well as the transfer of GTMO detainees to U.S. soil since 2010 in... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and John Boozman (R-AR) and Congressman French Hill (AR-02) introduced the Children's Consignment Event Recognition Act, legislation to prevent children's consignment business owners from unnecessary and burdensome Department of Labor (DOL) regulations. The bill would provide an exemption for volunteers at children's consignment events from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA). DOL's outdated policy interferes... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton today released the following statement after meeting with the nominee for Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin: "Scandals at the VA have become far too familiar lately, and what they've exposed are serious structural and cultural problems impeding the department's mission. Hundreds of thousands of Arkansas veterans have earned the right to high-quality service, which is a priority of... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton today released the following statement on North Korea's ballistic missile test: "This foolhardy act should only steel our resolve to deploy missile defense systems and make the North Korean regime's provocations as feckless as they are irresponsible. It's time the regime had to face consequences for its behavior and that we said, "enough is enough." Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the Ninth Circuit ruling on President Trump's immigration order: "President Trump's order to temporarily pause the refugee program and travel from seven war-torn countries is plainly legal under the Constitution and our immigration laws. No foreigner has a constitutional right to enter the United States and courts ought not second-guess sensitive national-security... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after meeting with the nominee for Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman: "The U.S.-Israel alliance has been strained by the past eight years. President Trump has committed to repairing this damage and making the alliance stronger than ever, and David Friedman is the right man for the job. He has deep, longstanding personal ties with Israel and its leaders, as well as... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after meeting with the nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch: "I was very impressed by my meeting with Judge Neil Gorsuch today, as I've been impressed with his judicial record as I've reviewed it over the last week. He's exceptionally well-versed in the law, and yet for all his learning, he's an extraordinarily humble man. In our conversation, we... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after meeting with the nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Tom Price: "If we want our health-care system to focus on the patient's needs, then why not pick a HHS secretary who's spent his career doing just that? As a doctor himself, Dr. Price knows what it takes to provide quality, affordable care on a personal level. And as a congressman, he's... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after meeting with the nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Senator Dan Coats: "In all the time I've known Dan Coats, I've found him to be a wise and sober statesman. Given his long service in the Senate, I think he'll have an excellent relationship with Congress. In our meeting today, we discussed the wide range of threats facing our country, especially... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator David Perdue (R-Georgia) today unveiled the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act, legislation that will help raise American workers' wages by restoring legal immigration levels to their historical norms and rebalancing the system toward employment-based visas and immediate-family household members. The RAISE Act would lower overall immigration to 637,960 in its... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education: "President Trump has assembled a first-class team for his Cabinet, and obstructing all of these confirmation votes is only delaying the important work that needs to be done. In my conversation with Betsy DeVos, I found her to have a deep appreciation for the value of public schools and a special... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement congratulating Queen Elizabeth II on her Sapphire Jubilee: "In her 65 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II has been a source of strength and stability to the British people. She also has been as steadfast of a friend to America as we could hope for. And so it is with deep gratitude and warm regard that I congratulate her on reaching this historic milestone." Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Trump administration announced new sanctions against Iran: "The president said we were putting Iran on notice, and I'm glad to see he's as good as his word. Iran's ayatollahs will stop their provocations only if the U.S. shows strength and resolve. These sanctions are long overdue, and they're sending the right message to the regime in Tehran: Cease... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement following the announcement that President Trump has selected Gina Haspel to serve as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: "Over many years of hard work, Gina Haspel has earned the deep respect of her colleagues throughout the CIA. I've had the pleasure of meeting with Gina as part of my work on the Intelligence Committee, and I can say from... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. -Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement in response to Iran's recent provocations: "I join the administration in condemning Iran's provocative and dangerous behavior. The last administration might have been willing to look the other way, but the Iranian regime should be aware this administration and Congress won't tolerate deliberate defiance of international agreements and bald-faced attacks against our... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch: "In nominating Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, President Trump has chosen a well-respected judge with a distinguished body of work. The Supreme Court, including the next justice, could determine the course of the law for decades. We need a nominee with a demonstrated record of interpreting the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after meeting with the nominee for Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, former Governor Sonny Perdue: "I had an excellent conversation with Sonny Perdue today. Coming from Georgia, he has a special understanding of the needs of southern farmers, and I'm confident he'll fight for Arkansas agricultural producers. In fact, he'd be only the third secretary in our... Read More