Cotton Joins Colleagues in Introducing Healthcare Tax Relief Act
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Tabler (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday joined his colleagues in introducing the Healthcare Tax Relief Act. This legislation delays the “Health Insurance Tax” created by the Affordable Care Act for one year. The tax is a fee to health insurers on their health-policy premiums. Joining Senator Cotton […]
Cotton Statement on 60th Anniversary of the Little Rock Nine
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the 60th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine: “Today is a solemn anniversary, but it’s also a reminder of the courage shown by the Little Rock Nine, who helped Arkansas and the nation overcome deep-seated prejudices […]
Cotton, Boozman Applaud Nomination of Dak Kees for U.S. Attorney for Western District of Arkansas
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton applauded President Trump’s nomination of Duane (Dak) Kees for the position of U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. Born in Little Rock, Kees is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas School of Law. […]
Cotton Statement on the CIA’s 70th Anniversary
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Central Intelligence Agency’s 70th anniversary: “For 70 years, the men and women of the Central Intelligence Agency have put themselves in harm’s way to protect our country and our way of life. Elected officials depend on the […]
Cotton Speaks on Immigration at Hillsdale Constitution Day Celebration
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you so much. That is such a warm welcome, and Larry, thank you very much for the kind introduction, as always. After an introduction so splendid, even I am interested in what I will say tonight now. You know, Larry has had the occasion […]
Cotton Calls Out Senate Democrats for Playing Politics with Sequestration on Senate Floor
So I want to clarify something about what’s going to happen this afternoon: whenever a Democratic senator says they’re worried about the state of our military, that they’re horrified at the kinds of cuts we’re making, that they can’t sleep at night because of what we’re doing to our troops in the field, don’t believe […]
Cotton Statement on Senate Passage of NDAA
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act: “Now that the Senate has passed the NDAA, I’d urge the conference committee to hold a speedy deliberation and keep funding levels at those set by the Senate […]
Senators Ask Secretary of State to Expel Cubans and Close Embassy Over Attacks on U.S. Diplomats
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-235 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), and James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson expressing concern over the harassment and acoustic attacks on American diplomats in Cuba. Specifically, the Senators […]
Cotton, Rubio Urge State Department to Maintain Additional Security-Assistance Funding for Israel
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urging the State Department to refrain from seeking the return of $75 million in U.S. security assistance that has been appropriated for Israel. The senators write that seeking […]
Cotton Statement on the Trump Administration’s Support for Reauthorization of FISA Section 702
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s support for reauthorization of FISA Section 702: “I’m pleased that Attorney General Sessions and Director Coats have joined me in calling for a clean and permanent reauthorization of FISA Section 702. It’s crucial to collecting the […]