Cotton Introduces Legislation to Protect Arkansas Catfish Farmers
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (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. “There are few crops more closely associated […]
Cotton, Colleagues Request President Obama Stop Issuing New Regulations
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) joined Senator Cory Gardner and 21 of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Obama requesting his Administration stop issuing non-emergency rules and regulations in the final weeks of his term. Cotton and his colleagues stressed to the President that the […]
Cotton Statement on the Transfer of Guantanamo Bay Detainee Shawqi Awad Balzuhair
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the transfer of Shawqi Awad Balzuhair from Guantanamo Bay to Cape Verde: “President Obama is spending his last days in office making America less safe by rushing to fulfill one final campaign promise and release hardened terrorists from […]
Cotton Statement on President-elect Trump’s phone call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President-elect Trump’s phone call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen: “America’s policy toward Taiwan is governed by the Taiwan Relations Act, under which we maintain close ties with Taiwan and support its democratic system. I commend President-elect Trump for […]
Cotton Recognizes Arkansan of the Week: James Ross
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 or Dylan Haney (501) 223-9081 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) this week recognized James Ross, of Cotter, Arkansas, as “Arkansan of the Week.” You can find the full text of Senator Cotton’s recognition on the Senate Floor below. A video of Senator Cotton’s remarks can be viewed here. Today, […]
Cotton Statement on the Iran Sanctions Extension Act
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Iran Sanctions Extension Act: “Today the Senate took action to extend authorities to sanction Iran, if and when Iran violates the terms of the nuclear agreement. These sanctions are critical to holding Iran accountable and it would […]
Cotton Statement on Fidel Castro
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the death of Fidel Castro: “Fidel Castro created hell on earth for the Cuban people. He will now become intimately familiar with what he wrought.”
Cotton Thanksgiving Day Message
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday November 24: “Happy Thanksgiving from the Cotton family. This year, I’m thankful for my wonderful family-especially my wife Anna and our son, Gabriel, and the baby boy we will welcome next month. And I’m […]
Cotton Statement on Facebook's Development of a Censorship Tool for Possible Use in China
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Facebook’s development of a censorship tool for possible use in China: “That Facebook has been engineering a way to accommodate Communist China’s censorship is deeply disturbing. If Facebook moves forward with this new feature and bends to Beijing’s […]
Cotton Statement on Federal Judge's Decision to Grant an Injunction Against the Department of Labor's Overtime Rule
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after a Texas Federal District Judge granted an emergency injunction against the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime rule: “I’m pleased that a Federal Judge granted an injunction against the Department of Labor’s overtime rule. This rule would have […]