Cotton Statement on the FCC Vote to Block Purchases from Foreign Telecom Firms
Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released a statement regarding the FCC’s unanimous vote to block U.S. wireless carriers from using federal subsidies to buy equipment or services from telecom firms deemed national-security risks: “I commend Chairman Pai for acting on the concerns I and […]
Cotton Statement on U.S. Strikes in Syria
Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) tonight released the following statement on President Trump’s decision to launch air strikes in Syria: “The Butcher of Damascus learned two lessons tonight the hard way: weapons of mass destruction won’t create a military advantage once the United States is […]
Cotton Honors the 70th Anniversary of the Old Guard’s Reactivation
Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Last Friday marked the 70th anniversary of the 3rd Infantry Regiment’s reactivation, and as one of its veterans, I didn’t want to let the moment pass without notice. The 3rd Infantry, more commonly known as The Old Guard, serves across the river at Arlington National Cemetery. Most of you here […]
Cotton Statement on the Chemical Attack in Syria
Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the recent chemical attack in Syria: “As the sparrow cannot fall without the Father, so too Assad cannot launch chemical attacks without Iran and Russia. All three should pay for their barbarism.” ###
Cotton Statement on Sheltered Workshops that Serve Arkansans with Developmental Disabilities
Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after his visit to the MARVA Workshop in Russellville where he heard from client workers and families about the importance of protecting sheltered workshops. “MARVA and similar organizations are a true blessing to their client-workers, families, customers, and […]
Cotton Statement on New Russian Sanctions
Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement regarding newly imposed sanctions on Russian oligarchs by the White House: “After all the mayhem they’ve caused in Ukraine and Syria–and the cyber-attacks they’ve launched against the U.S.–Putin’s cronies should pay for their crimes, not profit off […]
Cotton Statement on the University of Arkansas Receiving Department of Defense Award
Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement regarding a researcher at the University of Arkansas receiving an award from the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program: “This is a very competitive program, and the fact that one of our very own from the University of Arkansas […]
Cotton, Cruz, and Inhofe Applaud Addition of Citizenship Question to Census
Cotton Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Cruz Contact: Jessica Skaggs (202) 224-5922 Inhofe Contact: Laurie Fitch (202) 224-4721 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Commerce Department announced that it would add a new question to the 2020 census asking respondents whether they were citizens of the United States. The news comes after Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), […]
Cotton Statement on Expulsion of 60 Russian Diplomats from U.S.
Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the President’s decision to expel 60 Russian diplomats from the U.S. and close the Russian consulate in Seattle: “Russia simply cannot be allowed to violate our allies’ sovereignty, use chemical weapons, or spy on our country with […]
Cotton, Boozman, and Crawford Urge Corps of Engineers to Help Strengthen Pocahontas Levee
Cotton Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Boozman Contact: Patrick Creamer (202) 224-4843 Crawford Contact: James Arnold (202) 225-4076 WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to R. D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, urging him and the […]