Cotton Statement on Obamacare Premium Increase
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Obama administration announced that premiums for Obamacare will increase by twenty-five percent next year: “Yesterday, the administration confirmed another Obamacare broken promise. Despite the President’s claims that Obamacare would lower the cost of premiums, Americans will pay […]
Cotton Speaks on the Senate Floor in Support of Naming a Hot Springs Post Office after Arkansas Hero Adam Brown
“Today the United States Senate will pass legislation renaming Post Office 620 Central Avenue in Hot Springs National Park after Chief Petty Officer Adam Brown. I have driven through that post office many times as a child, as a Congressman, and as a Senator. I can’t say there is all that much remarkable about it, […]
Cotton Statement on Reports that Russia is Advancing its Missile Program in Violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on reports by the New York Times that Russia was advancing its missile program in violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: “The INF Treaty has been fundamental to peace and stability in Europe for the past three […]
Cotton, Westerman Visit the Honeycomb Restaurant in Arkadelphia
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.-Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Bruce Westerman (Arkansas-04) released the following statement after visiting the Honeycomb restaurant in Arkadelphia, Arkansas earlier today: “The Honeycomb restaurant and organizations like it here in Arkansas and across the country are special places that provide an opportunity for those with developmental disabilities […]
Cotton Statement on UNESCO Resolution that Ignores Jewish and Christian Historical Connections to the Old City of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement regarding today’s passage by UNESCO of a resolution that ignores Jewish and Christian historical connections to the Old City of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount: “The resolution just passed by UNESCO is not just historically inaccurate, but dangerous. Terrorists who have […]
Cotton Statement on the Death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand: “I join with the Thai people and others around the world to mourn the loss of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Many tributes will rightfully be made to the king’s deep love […]
Cotton and Johnson Demand DHS Provide Full Number of People Improperly Granted Citizenship & Other Immigration Benefits
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson requesting that he inform Congress of the full number of people subject to deportation who […]
Cotton Statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals Ruling on the Constitutionality of the CFPB’s Structure
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling that the leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unconstitutional: “Today the U.S. Court of Appeals struck a blow for the Constitution. It […]
Cotton Demands Answers on Obama Administration’s Decision to Lift Sanctions on Iranian Bank in Apparent Ransom Deal with Iran
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew requesting the Obama administration provide to the Senate all assessments it performed of Iran’s Bank Sepah and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank Sepah International Plc in the run-up to the […]
Arkansas Senators Push Back Against Death Tax Regulations
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) , along with 39 other senators, are pushing back against proposed regulations that would increase the estate tax, or “death tax,” on family farms and businesses. The senators sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew expressing their […]