Cotton Statement on President Trump’s Speech to the Arab Islamic American Summit
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President Trump’s Speech to the Arab Islamic American Summit: “President Trump’s speech was a very fitting capstone to a weekend of diplomatic successes in Saudi Arabia. For eight long years, old friends and partners in the […]
Cotton Statement on President Trump’s Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President Trump’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia: “This arms deal sends the right message to both friend and foe alike: we will not stand by while an imperialist Iran suffocates the region in an unwanted embrace. […]
Cotton, Warren, Meadows, Capuano, and Cummings Introduce Resolution to Designate Official “Honoring the Nation’s First Responders Day”
Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) along with Congressmen Mark Meadows (R-North Carolina), Michael Capuano (D-Massachusetts), and Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) today introduced a resolution to annually designate October 28th as Honoring the Nation’s First Responders Day. “Every day our first responders put their lives on the […]
Cotton, Cruz, Lee, and Rubio Condemn Violence Outside Turkish Embassy
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) today issued the following statement in response to the incident that took place on American soil Tuesday: “We strongly condemn the violence that took place yesterday outside the Turkish Embassy in Washington. Reports indicate […]
Cotton Honors Fallen Yell County Sherriff’s Lieutenant During National Police Week
Over the weekend, I heard a story I wanted to share with everyone here today. The story goes there were three candles burning on a porch right across the street from the Cornwell Funeral Home in Dardanelle, Arkansas-my hometown, just a couple of blocks away from my home. A family had lit them in memory […]
Cotton Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Veterans’ Access to Timely Care
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today joined Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Bill Nelson (D-Florida), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) in introducing legislation to improve veterans’ access to timely health care. The Veterans’ Health Care Integrity Act would ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) complies with […]
Cotton Congratulates Arkansan Brittany Boccher on Being Named AFI’s Military Spouse of the Year
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement recognizing Arkansan Brittany Boccher on being named Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year: “Brittany Boccher likes to say ‘home is where the Air Force sends us,’ and, thanks to her, so many Arkansas families have […]
Cotton Delivers Keynote Address at Air Force Officer Commissioning Ceremony at University of Arkansas
Thank you very much. It’s an honor to mark this special occasion with all of you: Chancellor Steinmetz, Lieutenant Colonel Wolfe, Mrs. Wolfe, Dr. Coleman, Admiral Johnson, Major General Berry, Mrs. Berry, Colonel Stefancic, airmen, and-most especially-the cadets and your families. It’s also a pleasure to be here with you, and I do really mean […]
Cotton Applauds Change in DOJ Drug-Prosecution Policy
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement applauding the Department of Justice’s decision to return to previous drug prosecution policies: “I agree with Attorney General Sessions that law enforcement should side with the victims of crime rather than its perpetrators. This policy is simply common […]
Cotton Remembers Leo Thorsness on the Senate Floor
I’m speaking tomorrow at an Air Force ROTC commissioning ceremony at the University of Arkansas. As I’ve been preparing my remarks, I’ve been thinking a lot about the airmen who left more than contrails behind them-the men and women who served with such distinction that we still remember them to this day-those great Americans, the […]