Cotton to USDA: Prioritize Assistance to Arkansas Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 November 20, 2025 Cotton to USDA: Prioritize Assistance to Arkansas Farmers Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expedite assistance to farmers. Arkansas farmers are still recovering from […]
Cotton to Bondi: Investigate Counterfeit Drugs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 November 19, 2025 Cotton to Bondi: Investigate Counterfeit Drugs Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging an investigation into the surge of illicit counterfeit drugs and drug ingredients entering the United States from unregistered foreign entities, primarily […]
Cotton supports David Clay Fowlkes Nomination to be Judge for the Western District of Arkansas
Thank you, Chairman Grassley, Senator Durbin, and members of the Judiciary Committee. Good morning. I’m pleased to join Senator Boozman today to introduce a civil servant and a fellow Arkansan, Mr. David “Clay” Fowlkes. I’d first like to thank Clay for his many years of public service and for agreeing to continue to this service […]
Arkansas Delegation to Greer: Save American Timber Exports
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 November 7, 2025 Arkansas Delegation to Greer: Save American Timber Exports Washington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressmen Rick Crawford (Arkansas-01), French Hill (Arkansas-02), Steve Womack (Arkansas-03), and Bruce Westerman (Arkansas-04) yesterday sent a letter to United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer […]
Cotton to Bondi: Investigate Code Pink
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 November 7, 2025 Cotton to Bondi: Investigate Code Pink Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Attorney General Bondi requesting an investigation into Code Pink for potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and material support to foreign terrorist organizations […]
Cotton, Ricketts Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Counterfeit Drugs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 November 7, 2025 Cotton, Ricketts Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Counterfeit Drugs Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) yesterday introduced legislation that directs the federal government to crack down on foreign entities selling counterfeit drugs to U.S. consumers. The Combatting […]
Cotton to FDA: Eliminate Illegal Chinese Vapes from American Markets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 November 5, 2025 Cotton to FDA: Eliminate Illegal Chinese Vapes from American Markets Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary expressing concern about the distribution of illicit Chinese nicotine products. Communist China is flooding […]
Cotton to Lutnick: Now is the Time to Preserve American AI Dominance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 October 31, 2025 Cotton to Lutnick: Now is the Time to Preserve American AI Dominance Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday sent a letter urging Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to work with industry partners to use anti-diversion technology to address smuggling of export-controlled U.S. […]
Floor Speech on Opposing the Sunshine Protection Act
In January of 1974, millions of Americans traveled to work and school in darkness. Commuter trains were delayed. Schoolchildren carried flashlights. Tragically, some of these kids were struck by cars and killed while walking to school in the dark. One woman from Long Island, speaking to The New York Times, summed up the black mood […]
Cotton, Barr to Duffy: Minimally Trained Commercial Drivers Threaten Safety of Arkansans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 October 28, 2025 Cotton, Barr to Duffy: Minimally Trained Commercial Drivers Threaten Safety of Arkansans Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Andy Barr (Kentucky-06) today sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy urging an investigation into the growing number of Commercial Driver’s […]