Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)223-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Senate's vote on the Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140), which directs the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw the Waters of the United States rule and issue a revised proposal: "Arkansans and Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to the EPA's new Waters of the United States rule, which attempts to regulate everything from small streams to... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Turkish general election: "I have been deeply concerned about the state of Turkish politics. Governmental restrictions and pressure on media freedom, state interference in anticorruption investigations, and politically motivated violence against opposition parties have been blows to Turkey's democratic traditions. Now that votes have been cast, I would urge the... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015: "I cannot support a budget that does so little to cut spending or address the drivers of our debt. While this bill moves defense spending in the right direction, it's not enough to adequately protect and defend us from the threats we face-particularly during its second year. This agreement also hurts Arkansas farmers, seniors on... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to the Department of Energy expressing his concern over Clean Line's application to the Department of Energy (DOE) for eminent domain authority over Arkansas and the potential for conflicts of interest to arise. Clean Line's initial request to the Arkansas Public Utilities Commission for such authority was denied. Its recently come to light that Clean Line is paying the salaries of DOE... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Obama administration's invitation to Iran to participate in Syria talks: "The Obama administration's invitation to Iran to participate in Syria talks is the wrong course of action and sends exactly the wrong message to the Syrian opposition and U.S. allies in the region. It is a further sign that the president is abandoning his call for Assad to step aside. And... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman joined Congressional efforts to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from moving forward with its misguided carbon mandate. Boozman and Cotton joined with 47 of their Senate colleagues to file two joint resolutions of disapproval to stop the regulatory overreach of President Obama's so-called Clean Power Plan rule. "The EPA, under President Obama's directive, is trying to eliminate... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today issued the following statement in support of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA): "The Senate's vote on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) tomorrow is critical to our national security. We live in a digital world and as such, we face digital threats unlike anything we've seen before. Hackers are becoming increasingly ruthless and advanced in their tactics every day. This... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Polish parliamentary election: "Though separated by an ocean and a continent, the Polish and American peoples have long shared a common love for liberty, and the fortitude required to defend it. In trying times, our countries have fought and died alongside each other to defend freedom. And on occasions like a free election, we stand together to celebrate it. I... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after President Obama vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2016 (NDAA) : "Vetoing the National Defense Authorization is an act unbecoming of a Commander in Chief. This bill contains countless important programs, policies, and authorizations-things that our troops on the front lines need today. Things like bigger cannons on Stryker vehicles in Europe to face... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement in response to Secretary Kerry's announcement of a new push for Senate ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT): "It's almost comical that Secretary Kerry wants to ‘re-energize' the debate over the flawed and unwise CTBT given that this is the same administration that gave away the farm during the Iran nuclear negotiations and is ignoring blatant... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today issued the following statement on the Senate's vote on legislation blocking sanctuary cities from receiving certain federal funds: "Just months ago, Kate Steinle was murdered by an illegal immigrant in broad daylight in San Francisco while her father watched in horror. Kate and numerous other victims like her would still be with us today if local law enforcement had taken appropriate action against... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today returns from a weeklong trip to the Middle East led by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell where they visited Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Afghanistan. McConnell and Cotton were also joined by Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Representative Andy Barr (R-KY). During their trip, the lawmakers met with U.S. troops and military and political leaders to review regional issues and... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353   Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Washington) today released the following statement on President Obama's decision to maintain current troop levels in Afghanistan through the end of 2016: "President Obama is handicapping his own efforts in Afghanistan by setting another arbitrary withdrawal deadline. That the withdrawal will occur just prior to the end of his presidency confirms that the President is more concerned with campaign promises than... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353   Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Washington) today released the following statement on Iran's verdict against American citizen and Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian: "I strongly condemn Iran's guilty verdict against Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian. The accusations against him are a sham and are just another example of the rogue regime with which we're dealing. "The immediate release of Jason Rezaian and the three other American... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353  Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act: "Today Congress fulfilled one of its most important duties: to provide for a common defense. This bill rightly gives our military additional funding to ensure our national-security strategy can once again begin to drive our military budget, rather than the budget setting our strategy. And it takes... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) this week introduced legislation to hold the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accountable for their role in the Animas River Disaster. Specifically, this bill allows damaged parties to sue the EPA, requires the EPA to pay for the damages out of their own budget-not additional funds provided by taxpayers, and it requires the EPA to create a long-term monitoring and response program. "The EPA's... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton called for a full audit of all fetal tissue research supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to determine whether there have been violations of the law and how the agency verifies compliance following the release of videos indicating Planned Parenthood's involvement in the harvesting and sale of the organs of aborted babies. The Arkansas senators joined more than 30 of their... Read More

Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353  Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement congratulating Pratt & Whitney on winning an $11 million contract to manufacture Engine Rear Turbine Cases in Springdale, Arkansas: "I applaud the Air Force's decision to award Pratt & Whitney this important contract, which will bring jobs and economic opportunity to Northwest Arkansas. Earlier this year I visited Pratt & Whitney and saw firsthand... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on reports of Russia's first airstrikes in Syria: "Putin's defense of the Butcher of Damascus has begun. This is not an offensive to defeat ISIS, but a naked effort by one dictator to protect another and crush moderate Syrian opposition forces. Putin has this opening because of the absence of any U.S. strategy in Syria. The U.S. must reject Russia's interference and rally our partners to do the same."   Read More

Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) last week sent a letter to Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), requesting that Amano clarify his previous claims that the two secret side deals between the IAEA and Iran do not allow Iran the ability to conduct inspections at its own nuclear facilities. It has now been reported that Iran submitted its first self-collected sample from the Parchin military complex.... Read More