Cotton Statement on the Confirmation of Mark Esper as Secretary of the Army
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the confirmation of Mark Esper as the secretary of the Army: “I congratulate Secretary Esper on his confirmation. Throughout his life, he has served his country with distinction, starting with his time in the 101st Airborne. […]
Cotton Speaks on the Senate Floor on Repealing the Obamacare Individual Mandate with Tax Reform
Mr. President I’m glad that you’re here to replace me as the presiding officer of the Senate. I’ve just spent the last hour of the Senate presiding myself. For those of you in the gallery who don’t know these things, I’ll pull back the curtain a little bit. They call it presiding-officer duty, not presiding-officer […]
Cotton Statement on Richard Cordray’s Resignation from the CFPB
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement regarding the resignation of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: “I wish Mr. Cordray all the best in retirement, but I can’t say I’m sorry to see him go. The CFPB has hurt […]
Cotton Statement on Individual Mandate and Tax Reform
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Senate Finance Committee’s decision to include his proposal to repeal the Obamacare individual mandate in the tax legislation: “I’m pleased the Senate Finance Committee has accepted my proposal to repeal the Obamacare individual mandate in […]
Cotton Statement on the Removal of Al-Awlaki’s Videos from YouTube
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the removal of Anwar Al-Awlaki’s videos from YouTube: “I applaud YouTube for removing Anwar Al-Awlaki’s videos from its site. He deliberately recruited young men to launch terrorist attacks against the American people, and these videos were […]
Cotton Speech to the Zionist Organization of America’s Annual Gala
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 His remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below. Thank you very much. It’s a real honor to be here celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Zionist Organization of America. And it’s a privilege to again share the stage with a valiant defender of Israel, the one and only Mort […]
Cotton Applauds Agreement on Economic-Growth Legislation
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today applauded the Senate Banking Committee’s agreement on legislative proposals to improve our nation’s financial regulatory framework and promote economic growth. The agreement includes the PACE Act, legislation Senator Cotton introduced earlier this year that requires Truth in Lending Act (TILA) disclosure […]
Cotton Statement on Veterans Day
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Veterans Day: “Today, we honor our veterans, the brave men and women who put our country first. It was one of the great privileges of my life to serve alongside them in the U.S. Army, […]
Cotton Statement on the Individual Mandate and Tax Reform
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement urging his colleagues to add a repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate to the tax-reform bill: “The tax-reform proposal released today is a good start, but it would be so much better if we repeal Obamacare’s hated individual […]
Cotton Calls for Repealing the Individual Mandate through Tax Reform
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Mr. President, today is an important day on our promise to deliver tax relief for America’s working families and our businesses, to create more jobs and grow our economy faster. The House Ways and Means Committee is about to unveil their first draft of the tax-cut bill. That’s a good step […]