Senators Urge President Trump to Send ISIS Fighters to Guantanamo Bay
Washington, D.C.– Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) today sent a letter to President Trump urging him to send the worst of the ISIS fighters currently detained in Syria to Guantanamo Bay. Doing so would prevent these dangerous terrorists from being released to commit […]
Cotton, Boozman Reintroduce the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Washington, D.C.- Arkansas Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman this week joined their colleagues in reintroducing the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The legislation would provide common-sense protections for unborn children at 20 weeks after fertilization, a point at which there is significant scientific evidence that abortion inflicts tremendous pain on the unborn. “Medical science […]
Cotton, Boozman, Blunt and Ernst Introduce the Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today introduced the Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act which would reduce the estate tax to 20 percent, the same as the current capital gains tax rate. “Families shouldn’t have to sell major portions of their […]
Cotton, Van Hollen, Gallagher and Gallego Introduce Bill to Impose Denial Orders on Chinese Telecom Companies That Violate U.S. Sanctions
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) and Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) introduced the bipartisan Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act to direct the President to impose denial orders banning the export of U.S. parts and components to Chinese telecommunications companies that are in violation of U.S. export […]
Cotton, Cruz Issue Joint Statement of Support to Recognize Israel’s Sovereignty Over the Golan Heights
Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued a statement after reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the United States to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. In the last Congress Senators Cotton and Cruz introduced S.Res.732, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that […]
Cotton Statement on Asylum Agreement with Mexico
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) today released the following statement after the Trump administration announced that asylum seekers at the Southern border will return to Mexico while their cases are decided: “Today’s agreement is a positive step towards fixing our nation’s broken asylum system. I applaud the Mexican government for their cooperation […]
Senate Passes Cotton's Full Military Honors Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. — Last night, the Senate passed the Full Military Honors Act of 2018, a bill introduced by Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) 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. […]
Cotton Statement on the First Step Act
Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the First Step Act: “While the bill has marginally improved from earlier versions, I’m disappointed my amendments to exclude child molesters from early release and to protect victims’ rights were not adopted. I also remain concerned that reducing sentences for drug traffickers […]
Cotton, Kennedy Announce Support for Cruz and Lankford Amendments
Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) today announced that they will support and sponsor Senator Ted Cruz’s amendment to the First Step Act to exclude additional violent felons from early release and Senator James Lankford’s amendment to remove the discriminatory language in the bill that prohibits faith-based groups from receiving […]
Senators Cotton, Cruz Introduce Resolution Encouraging the United States to Recognize Israel’s Sovereignty Over Golan Heights
Washington, D.C. -Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and introduced a Senate resolution encouraging the United States to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. The full text of the resolution may be read here. “Israel’s northern border is threatened by Iranian forces and their proxies in Lebanon and Syria, including Hezbollah’s 150,000 […]