Cotton Statement on the Commutation of Chelsea Manning’s Prison Sentence
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement following reports that President Obama commuted Chelsea Manning’s sentence: “When I was leading soldiers in Afghanistan, Private Manning was undermining us by leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks. I don’t understand why the president would […]
Cotton Statement in Honor of National Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement in honor of national Martin Luther King Jr. Day: “Martin Luther King Jr. once wrote that ‘one day the South will recognize its real heroes.’ And today we recognize him as one of those heroes. Dr. King eloquently […]
Cotton Statement on Nomination of Congressman Mike Pompeo to Lead CIA
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the nomination of Congressman Mike Pompeo to lead the Central Intelligence Agency: “Mike Pompeo is a committed public servant with a keen understanding of the world and the threats facing our country. He has shown remarkable leadership […]
Cotton Honors Late Arkansas State Senator Stanley Russ
My home state of Arkansas lost one of its great statesmen last week with the passing of former state senator Stanley Russ. Stanley was a man of the soil. Born in Conway, he grew up on a dairy farm just outside the city. He went through the public-school system and earned a degree in agriculture […]
Cotton Meets with Secretary of the Interior Nominee Ryan Zinke
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after meeting with Secretary of the Interior nominee Congressman Ryan Zinke: “Congressman Zinke’s service as a Navy SEAL and as Montana’s representative in Congress make him an excellent choice for Secretary of the Interior. He understands that states […]
Cotton Meets with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Nominee Scott Pruitt
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 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt: “Scott Pruitt has been a tireless fighter of overregulation and government overreach as Oklahoma’s Attorney General and I’m confident he will make an excellent […]
Cotton Statement on Iranian Imports of Uranium
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on reports that the Obama administration supported imports of uranium into Iran: “The Iran deal keeps getting worse. Last year, the Obama administration paid $8.6 million to Iran for nuclear material that Iran was never allowed to produce. […]
Cotton Meets with Secretary of Commerce Nominee Wilbur Ross
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after meeting with Secretary of Commerce nominee Wilbur Ross: “Wilbur Ross’s business experience makes him an excellent choice for Secretary of Commerce. During our meeting, Wilbur and I discussed reforming our regulatory system to reduce the number of regulations […]
Cotton Meets with Secretary of Defense Nominee General James Mattis
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after meeting with Secretary of Defense Nominee General James Mattis: “General James Mattis is a revered Marine, among the most dedicated and patriotic of his generation. Over the last eight years, our military capabilities have declined rapidly as our […]
Cotton Statement on Reports that Apple Removed New York Times App From Its Store in China
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on reports that Apple removed the New York Times app from its app store in China: “It’s a sad day when a great American company becomes complicit in Communist censorship of an American newspaper. Apple could have leveraged its […]