Cotton Statement on President Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration and Border Security
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President Trump’s executive orders on immigration and border security: “It’s long past time that we take control of our border, and the best way to do that is to build a wall. We also can’t […]
Cotton, Boozman Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Arkansas Catfish Farmers
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced the Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act, legislation that would restore the ability of Arkansas catfish farmers, as well as other aquaculture producers, to kill double-crested cormorants that attack their catfish crops during the winter months. The bill was […]
Cotton Meets with Secretary of the Army Nominee Vincent Viola
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 the Army, Vincent Viola: “The next secretary of the Army has a big job ahead of him. Vincent Viola brings to the post both invaluable military service and extensive business […]
Cotton Meets with Secretary of Education Nominee Betsy DeVos
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 Department of Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos: “After meeting with Betsy DeVos, I’m confident she’ll work hard to put a quality education within reach of every child in Arkansas and America. She has […]
Cotton Statement on President Trump’s Advancement of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after President Trump signed executive actions to advance the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines: “I’m very glad to see the president take these steps, which will begin to undo the harm caused by years of needless delays. […]
Cotton Statement on Senate Confirmation of Congressman Mike Pompeo to Lead the CIA
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after Congressman Mike Pompeo was officially confirmed by the Senate to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: “The men and women of the CIA are hardworking professionals and committed patriots. And now, they’ll have a director who […]
Cotton Statement on President Trump’s Reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President Trump’s executive order reinstating the Mexico City Policy regarding federal abortion funding: “Reaffirming this policy will usher in a new era of concern for the unborn. Not one dime of taxpayer money should pay for abortion, […]
Cotton Statement on Delay of Mike Pompeo’s Confirmation to Lead the CIA
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after Senate Democrats obstructed the nomination of Mike Pompeo as CIA Director: “Hundreds of thousands of Americans are in Washington this weekend at a designated special national-security event, yet the Democrats are obstructing the nomination of Mike […]
Cotton Meets with Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Nominee Jay Clayton
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 Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton: “I had a very encouraging talk with Jay Clayton today. He understands that the SEC’s job is to enforce the rules of the […]
Cotton, Rubio Introduce Legislation Combating Anti-Israel Bias at United Nations
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) today introduced the Countering Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israel Activities Act, legislation combating systematic bias and targeting of the Jewish state of Israel at the United Nations. The bill calls for the withholding of U.S. funding for the United Nations […]