Arkansas Congressional Delegation Urges Secretary Perry to Review Clean Line Project
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and John Boozman (R-AR) and U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) sent a letter today to Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE) Rick Perry urging him to preserve states’ rights and review the Clean Line […]
Arkansas Congressional Delegation Introduces Bill Giving States Power to Reject Federal Electric Transmission Projects
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and John Boozman (R-AR) and U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) today will introduce legislation to restore the right of states to approve or disapprove of electric transmission projects before the federal government exercises its power […]
Cotton Statement on Iran and North Korea’s Recent Testing of Ballistic Missiles
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on recent ballistic missile tests conducted by Iran and North Korea: “Between North Korea’s saber-rattling and Iran’s willful defiance, we certainly don’t lack for evidence of these rogue regime’s intentions. This is why we need to develop […]
Cotton Statement on President Trump’s New Executive Order on Visas and Travel
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 new executive order on visas and travel: “As I’ve said before, I think the idea that we should take a harder look at people coming into our country from war-torn nations with known terrorist […]
Cotton, Donnelly Reintroduce the Hunter and Farmer Protection Act
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Joe Donnelly (D-Indiana) yesterday reintroduced the Hunter and Farmer Protection Act, legislation that would protect farmers from federal penalties levied under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act if they are following best practices provided by their state Cooperative Extension Office. Under the […]
Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Rescind Obama Administration Education Regulation
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 WASHINGTON – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and 10 of his colleagues this week introduced a resolution to rescind the Department of Education’s final regulation for implementing the accountability provisions of Every Student Succeeds Act. “Congress has said the states should hold schools accountable for their performance-without Washington bureaucrats looking over […]
Cotton Statement on Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Attorney General Jeff Sessions: “Anyone who knows Jeff Sessions as I do can vouch for his integrity and honesty. There’s no scandal in a senator meeting an ambassador, which happens all the time. I’m disappointed the […]
Cotton Meets with Secretary of Labor Nominee Alex Acosta
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after meeting with the nominee for Secretary of Labor, Alex Acosta: “I had a very good conversation with Alex Acosta today. We discussed how we can fix our immigration system to support higher wages for American workers. We […]
Cotton, Colleagues Reintroduce the Taylor Force Act
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) joined Senators John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Lindsay Graham (R-South Carolina), and Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) in reintroducing the Taylor Force Act, which would cut off funding to the Palestinian Authority if they continue their policy of paying monetary rewards to terrorists and their surviving […]
Cotton Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order Rolling Back Waters of the United States Rule
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order rolling back the EPA’s Waters of the United States: “President Trump promised America’s farmers he would grant them relief from the regulatory onslaught of the last eight years, and this is […]