Cotton, Rubio Introduce Bill to Give Regulatory Relief to Aquaculture Shippers
Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced legislation to provide regulatory relief to aquaculture shippers across our nation. Today, the Department of Transportation requires all shippers who need commercial driver’s licenses to use electronic logging devices to keep track of their drivers’ hours […]
Cotton Statement on H.R. McMaster and John Bolton
Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on H.R. McMaster and John Bolton: “H.R. McMaster is a warrior and a scholar, one of the best generals of his generation. I join all Arkansans in thanking him for decades of service to our nation, most recently […]
Senators Introduce Legislation to Fight Fentanyl
Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), Bill Cassidy M.D. (R-Louisiana), Dean Heller (R-Nevada), and Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska) today introduced legislation to fight the opioid epidemic by strengthening penalties for fentanyl distribution and trafficking to ensure they better reflect the serious nature of the crime. Fentanyl is 100 […]
Cotton Statement on Passage of the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA)
Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act: “Human trafficking is a heinous crime that calls for strict enforcement. Any website that facilitates it in any way should feel the full force of the law. […]
Cotton Statement on the First Amendment Rights of Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s hearing of arguments for National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra: “Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra on whether crisis pregnancy […]
Cotton Statement on the President’s Opioid Initiative
Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the President’s opioid initiative: “More than 175 Americans die every day from drug overdoses, and yet the federal penalties for trafficking heroin and fentanyl remain far too low to stop the flow of drugs into our country. […]
Cotton, Graham to Introduce Legislation Aimed at Fighting Opioid Epidemic
Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) will next week unveil legislation to help fight the opioid epidemic that will ensure penalties for fentanyl distribution and trafficking better reflect the nature of the crime. Fentanyl, a fully synthetic opioid, is 100 times more powerful than […]
Cotton Statement on Treasury Sanctions against Russian Hackers
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Treasury Department sanctioned 19 Russians for interfering with the 2016 election and launching cyber-attacks against the United States: “This latest round of sanctions is necessary to counter Russia’s concerted campaign of aggression against us and […]
Cotton Statement on Senate Passage of Banking Bill
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Senate passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Bill: “This bill has been years in the making, and I know just how much it will mean to Arkansas’s banks and credit unions. Reducing […]
Cotton Statement on the Nomination of Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State and Gina Haspel for CIA Director
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the nomination of Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State and Gina Haspel for CIA Director: “Mike Pompeo is an outstanding selection as our next Secretary of State. Mike’s deep understanding of world affairs, his clear-eyed view […]