Cotton, Blackburn Introduce Bill to Allow Concealed Carry for Prosecutors, Federal Judges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 October 9, 2025 Cotton, Blackburn Introduce Bill to Allow Concealed Carry for Prosecutors, Federal Judges Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) introduced legislation to address the increasing threat against federal judges. The Protect Our Prosecutors and Judges Act expands the Law […]
Cotton, Warner Statements on Senate Passage of Intelligence Authorization Act
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2025 CONTACT: Patrick McCann (Cotton) 202 224-2353 Rachel Cohen (Warner) 202 228-6884 Cotton, Warner Statements on Senate Passage of Intelligence Authorization Act Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), and Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Select […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Overhaul Workforce Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 October 8, 2025 Cotton Introduces Bill to Overhaul Workforce Education Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the American Workforce Act, legislation that would overhaul workforce education. Funding from the bill would provide training vouchers to pay for education programs designed by employers. “For decades, […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Keep Men Out of Women’s Prisons
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 October 8, 2025 Cotton Introduces Bill to Keep Men Out of Women’s Prisons Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act to prohibit the Bureau of Prisons from housing prisoners with persons of the opposite sex. The legislation would […]
Floor Speech on President Trump’s strikes on Tren de Aragua
Incredibly, the Democrats are here to condemn President Trump’s recent strikes against narco-terrorists operating in our backyard. Maybe they want to distract from the Schumer Shutdown by tying the president’s hands and siding with narco-terrorists who have the blood of hundreds of thousands of Americans on their hands. Whatever the reason, this would be foolhardy. […]
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Cotton’s Opening Remarks at Confirmation Hearing for Intelligence Officials
Good afternoon. This hearing will come to order. I’d like to welcome you all to today’s hearing to consider the nominations of Mr. Peter Metzger to be the assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis at the Department of the Treasury and Mr. Joshua Simmons to be the general counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. I […]
Cotton Statement on Two-Year Anniversary of the October 7 Terror Attacks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 October 7, 2025 Cotton Statement on Two-Year Anniversary of the October 7th Attacks Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the second anniversary of the October 7th attacks: “I join Arkansans in commemorating the more than 1,000 Israelis and Americans who were […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Close H-1B Visa Loopholes in Academia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 September 30, 2025 Cotton Introduces Bill to Close H-1B Visa Loopholes in Academia Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Visa Cap Enforcement Act. This bill restricts the ability of universities, research institutions, and non-profits to hire an unlimited number of foreign workers. “Colleges […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to End Tax Exemptions for Foreign Workers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 September 30, 2025 Cotton Introduces Bill to End Tax Exemptions for Foreign Workers Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation requiring foreign workers participating in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program and their employers to pay FICA taxes. This bill ends the existing tax […]
Cotton, Sheehy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Secure U.S. Critical Mineral Dominance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 September 18, 2025 Cotton, Sheehy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Secure U.S. Critical Mineral Dominance Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) today introduced the Revitalizing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals Dominance Act of 2025. This bill will expand the United […]