Cotton Statement on the Trump Administration Authorizing Construction of the Keystone Pipeline
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 authorizing construction of the Keystone Pipeline: “It’s good to see a president put the needs of working families ahead of the demands of left-wing donors for a change. I applaud the president’s decision […]
Cotton Statement on the American Health Care Act
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the proposed amendments to the American Health Care Act: “Despite the proposed amendments, I still cannot support the House health-care bill, nor would it pass the Senate. The amendments improve the Medicaid reforms in the original […]
Cotton Statement on Dina Powell Being Named Deputy National Security Advisor
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Dina Powell being named Deputy National Security Advisor: “Dina Powell is an outstanding choice for deputy national security adviser. She has years of experience working both in the business world and at many different levels of […]
Cotton Statement on Confirmation of Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Senate confirmation of Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence: “Today, Dan Coats joins the impressive team of national-security officials that President Trump has assembled. He has a deep understanding of the challenges we face on […]
Cotton, Lee, Rubio, and Hill Introduce Legislation to Save Social Security Disability Insurance from Bankruptcy
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) today introduced the Return to Work Act of 2017, legislation that will save Social Security Disability Insurance from bankruptcy. This bill would help Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries who can recover return to work, while […]
Cotton Statement on the Nomination of Jim Donovan as Deputy Treasury Secretary
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the nomination of Jim Donovan as Deputy Treasury Secretary: “I want to congratulate Jim on his nomination as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. I’ve known Jim for years; he’s a true conservative and exceptionally well-qualified. He […]
Cotton Statement on Reports the Obama Administration Blocked Arms Deal with Taiwan
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on reports that the Obama administration blocked a last-minute arms sale to Taiwan in December: “President Obama’s decision to halt this arms sale to Taiwan at the 11th hour was nonsensical. The new administration should revive the […]
Cotton Statement on Reports that Russia Has Deployed a Banned Missile
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on reports that Russia has deployed a banned missile: “Russia has violated the spirit and, in fact, the very letter of the INF Treaty. As General Selva has said, if we want Russia to come back into […]
Cotton Statement on Ouachita Job Corps Center
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that the former Job Corps center site in Royal was no longer being considered as a housing location for unaccompanied illegal-immigrant children: “This is good news. I […]
Cotton Statement on China’s Criticism of Missile-Defense System in South Korea
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement in response to China’s criticism of the THAAD missile-defense system recently deployed in South Korea: “Beijing does not dictate to the United States what we can and cannot do to protect ourselves and our allies. If the […]