Cotton to Hold Tele-Town Hall Ahead of President Trump’s Address to Congress
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, February 28th, at 5:40 PM CT, Senator Tom Cotton will hold a tele-town hall ahead of President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. Arkansans should use the link provided below to stream the audio of the tele-town hall and submit their questions to Senator Cotton. […]
Hope Housing Authority Receives Nearly $3 Million Grant
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 HOPE, Ark. – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday (February 23) an FY16 Emergency Disaster Grant in the amount of $2,957,100 to the Hope Housing Authority. According to HUD, the HACH has been increasingly experiencing repetitive maintenance issues that are a direct result of the aging […]
Cotton Statement on the Appointment of Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as National-Security Advisor
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after President Trump named Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his national-security adviser: “H.R McMaster is one of the finest combat leaders of our generation and also a great strategic mind. He is a true warrior scholar, and I’m confident he […]
Cotton, Johnson, Rubio, Poe, and Rogers Introduce Intermediate-Range Forces Treaty Preservation Act
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) today introduced the Intermediate-Range Forces Treaty (INF) Preservation Act, legislation that would allow the United States to take steps to bring Russia back into compliance with the INF Treaty and begin developing similar missile systems. Congressmen Ted Poe […]
Cotton Speaks on the Senate Floor About Skyrocketing Drug Prices
I recently read a story in the Wall Street Journal that I thought was so alarming it demanded action. Here’s the headline: “Marathon Pharmaceuticals to Charge $89,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Drug After 70-Fold Increase.” Yes, that’s $89,000 a year, and yes, that is a 70-fold increase-“70-fold” as in 7,000 percent. Now, for those of you […]
Cotton Speaks on the Senate Floor in Support of OMB Director Nominee Mick Mulvaney
So, it’s February 15. By law, the president is required to submit a budget to Congress by the first Monday of this month. That was over a week ago. Now, this being a new administration, we expect them to be a few weeks late, as has typically happened in recent times. The difference this year, […]
Cotton Speaks on the Senate Floor in Opposition to the Border Adjustment Tax
Our tax code is a mess—no one voted for it, no one wants it, no one likes it. I’ve said many times we should eliminate all the special-interest loopholes in the code and use that money to cut taxes for everybody—including American businesses. We want to encourage them to invest, grow, and create more jobs […]
Cotton Meets with Air Force Secretary Nominee Heather Wilson
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after meeting with the nominee for Secretary of the Air Force, former Congresswoman Heather Wilson: “I have great respect for Heather Wilson. She’s an accomplished public servant, and as an Air Force veteran herself, she understands the […]
Arkansas Senators Ask Administration to Relieve Americans of Obamacare Burdens
Cotton Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Boozman Contact: Sara Lasure (202) 224-4843 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) yesterday joined 21 of their Republican Senate colleagues in sending a letter to recently confirmed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price asking for relief from Obamacare for individuals […]
Cotton Statement on Russian Cruise Missile
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on reports that Russia secretly deployed a new cruise missile: “There’s little reason for the U.S. to continue abiding by a treaty whose only other party continues to violate it blatantly. Two battalions of cruise missiles don’t just […]