Cotton Addresses The Old Guard, 4th Battalion Ball
Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Good evening. Thank you for the kind introduction and for that warm welcome. It’s an honor to be with you tonight, and always a pleasure to be back in the company of soldiers. I want to acknowledge Colonel Jim Tuite, Sergeant Major Ed Brooks, Lieutenant Colonel Todd […]
Cotton Addresses Hudson Institute on Xinjiang Province, China
Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. Good morning, and thank you to John Walters for that kind introduction. And thanks to the Hudson Institute for inviting me to speak about China’s brutality in Xinjiang Province. It’s good to be back with you. Hudson continues to host some of the most important discussions on […]
Cotton, Hassan, and Warren Introduce the Full Military Honors Act
Washington, D.C.– Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) today introduced the Full Military Honors Act, a bill that would allow all Medal of Honor recipients and former prisoners of war to receive a full military honors burial ceremony with an escort, regardless of rank. Currently, full […]
Cotton Meets with Attorney General Nominee Bill Barr
Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after meeting with Attorney General nominee Bill Barr: “Today I met with Bill Barr, whose nomination to be Attorney General I will support. Mr. Barr is committed to protecting our streets and families from criminals, upholding the rule of law, and defending our constitutional rights, […]
Cotton Addresses the National Narcotics Officers’ Associations Coalition
Below are his remarks as delivered: Good morning, it’s an honor to be with the National Narcotics Officers’ Associations Coalition. Thank you to Bob Bushman for that kind introduction. I’m honored to receive your Member of the Senate award. In truth, though, I ought to be honoring all of you. Without your help, I would […]
Cotton Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from INF Treaty
Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the United States would withdraw from the INF Treaty: “Russia has violated the INF Treaty for years, while China has stockpiled thousands of missiles that threaten American and allied forces in the Pacific. Withdrawing from the INF Treaty […]
Cotton Statement on European Financial Backchannel with Iran
Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the E3’s announcement of a financial backchannel with Iran: “Our EU partners should focus on curbing Iran’s efforts to develop ICBMs, repress their citizens, take foreign hostages, and conduct assassination plots on European soil instead of succumbing to the regime’s nuclear extortion.” ###
Cotton Statement on Huawei Indictments
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) released the following statement on the Justice Department’s indictment of Huawei Technologies Company, Ltd. and its affiliates: “Ordinary companies do not help rogue regimes like Iran evade U.S. sanctions, but Huawei is no ordinary company-it is effectively an intelligence-gathering arm for the Chinese Communist Party. “Thanks to […]
Cotton Statement on Court Ruling in Arkansas Times v. Mark Waldrip
Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the federal court ruling in Arkansas Times v. Mark Waldrip, et al: “A federal district court judge this week acknowledged the obvious: Businesses do not have a constitutional right to discriminate against the Jewish State. Government contractors in Arkansas are required to certify they will […]
Cotton Statement on the President’s Recognition of Juan Guaidó as Interim President of Venezuela
Washington, D.C.– Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the President’s recognition of Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela: “Nicolás Maduro’s outlaw regime has immiserated Venezuela and its people. Now Venezuelans are in the streets demanding leaders who will give them freedom, not the anti-American scapegoating and empty store shelves of socialism. […]