Cotton Statement on the Obama Administration’s Failure to Crack Down on Russian Espionage
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on reports that the United States missed opportunities to crack down on Russian espionage during the Obama administration: “These revelations are another example of how the Obama administration coddled the Putin regime for eight years. Indeed, a senior […]
Cotton Statement on Memorial Day
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Memorial Day: “Today is a solemn day of commemoration. It’s the day when we remember all the men and women in uniform who laid down their lives in service to our country-those American heroes who paid […]
Cotton Statement on Attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt: “There is something especially wicked about murdering people on their way to a house of God. This attack is a reminder that Christianity remains the most targeted religion in […]
Cotton, Feinstein, Lee, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Protect State, Local Authority on Drones
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.-Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) today introduced the Drone Federalism Act, a bill to establish a process for federal, state, local and tribal governments to work together to manage the use of recreational and commercial drones. The Federal Aviation Administration […]
Cotton, Graham, Blumenthal & Markey Introduce Bill to Increase Pensions for Medal of Honor Recipients
Cotton Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.-U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) introduced a bill that would increase pensions for Medal of Honor recipients. The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed […]
Cotton Honors Little Rock Nine on the Senate Floor
In September, we’ll mark the 60th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine-the nine African-American students who enrolled in the then-all-white Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Ask anybody who lived through the crisis, and they’ll tell you they remember it vividly. They may not have been there in person. But they remember the photos-those […]
Cotton, Leahy, Lewis, and Hill Introduce Legislation to Expand Border of Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
Cotton Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and Congressmen French Hill (R-Arkansas) and John Lewis (D-Georgia) today introduced legislation that would expand the boundaries of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site. This expansion would mean seven homes located near Little […]
Cotton Statement on the Manchester Bombing
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the bombing in Manchester, England: “The atrocity in Manchester tonight was horrific. I extend my deepest condolences to the victims and their families. We stand with the British people, and, like them, refuse to be bowed […]
Cotton Statement on Attorney General’s Memo on Sanctuary Cities
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Tom Cotton released the following statement after Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum outlining how the Justice Department will implement President Trump’s executive order on sanctuary cities: “It’s perfectly reasonable to withhold federal funds from sanctuary cities that refuse to enforce federal laws. This […]
Cotton Statement on Vice President Pence’s Commencement Address at Notre Dame
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on Vice President Pence’s commencement address at Notre Dame on Sunday: “It is especially unfortunate that students walked out of the vice president’s speech on Sunday-because if any young people needed to hear how important freedom of speech […]