Cotton Statement on China's Threat to Invade Taiwan
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after a senior Chinese diplomat threatened to invade Taiwan: “I take Beijing’s threats to use military force against Taiwan seriously. That’s why I urge both the president and Congress to accelerate the sale of defensive weapons to […]
Cotton Statement on Palestinian Protests in Jerusalem
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Palestinian riots in the wake of the United States’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel: “What today’s protests show is there would be less violence in the region if the Palestinian Authority […]
Cotton Statement on HUD Reversal of PACE Loan Policy
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the decision by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to stop insuring new mortgages on homes with PACE assessments: “I commend Secretary Carson for acting on my request from earlier this year and reversing this […]
Cotton Statement on the President’s Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the president’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel: “The president has rightly acknowledged the plain truth that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, as it has always been, and the only way to […]
Cotton Calls Democrats’ Bluff on Immigration on Senate Floor
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 I want to associate myself with much of what my Republican colleagues have said about the immigration bill we’re working on. Or perhaps I should say, to be more accurate, the immigration bill we should be working on. Because the Democrats at this point simply will not take yes […]
Republican Senators Author Plan to Resolve DACA Situation, Improve Integrity & Confidence in Immigration System
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and several of his Republican colleagues today joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in introducing legislation to protect and provide certainty to DACA recipients, and improve the lawful immigration system by targeting illegal immigration and criminal aliens. The Security, Enforcement, […]
Cotton Statement on the Expulsion of Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the International Olympic Committee’s decision to expel Russia from the 2018 Winter Games: “I commend the International Olympic Committee for protecting the integrity of the Olympic Games from sordid Russian doping schemes. Of course, cheating on […]
Cotton Statement on the Pentagon’s Decision to Retain Cluster Munitions
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the decision by the Pentagon to retain its supply of cluster munitions: “I commend the administration for making a difficult, but prudent decision to preserve cluster munitions to deter North Korean aggression, as I have long […]
Cotton Statement on Senate Approval of Tax Bill
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) tonight released the following statement on the Senate’s approval of the tax bill, which includes a repeal of the Obamacare individual mandate: “The bill we passed tonight puts us one step closer to bringing tax relief to working families. It will let […]
Cotton Statement on the Death of Judge G. Thomas Eisele
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the passing of longtime federal district-court judge G. Thomas Eisele of the Eastern District of Arkansas: “I was very sorry to hear of Judge Eisele’s passing. He served his country with distinction, both in the Army […]