Cotton, Lee Introduce Legislation to Strengthen and Save Social Security Disability Insurance
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (Cotton) (202) 224-2353 or Conn Carroll (Lee) (202) 224-5444 Washington, D.C.– Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced the Return to Work Act of 2016, legislation that will save Social Security Disability Insurance from bankruptcy. This bill would help Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries who can recover return […]
Cotton Statement on Secretary Clinton’s Foreign Policy Leadership
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Secretary Clinton’s foreign policy leadership: “Putting Secretary Clinton in control of American foreign policy wouldn’t be rolling the dice, it would be dealing us a losing hand. After all, it was during her tenure as President Obama’s chief […]
Senators Cotton, Perdue Call For Full Declassification Review of Guantanamo Detainees’ Terrorist Activity
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and David Perdue (R-Georgia), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requiring the Director of National Intelligence to complete a declassification […]
Cotton Demands Accountability at State Department for Iran Video Edits
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.– Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the State Department’s edits to a 2013 video of a press briefing on Iran: “The State Department has peddled three untruths to the American people: the false story that Iran deal talks were sparked by the election of moderates […]
Senator Tom Cotton Reflects on Memorial Day
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released a video message on the meaning of Memorial Day. You can view the video message here. A transcript of the video is also available below. Hi, this is Senator Tom Cotton and I wanted to share a special message with you on […]
Cotton Recognizes Arkansan of the Week: David McBee
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 or Dylan Haney (501) 223-9081 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) this week recognized David McBee as “Arkansan of the Week” for his positive work in his community. You can find the full text of Senator Cotton’s recognition on the Senate Floor below, or here. A video of Senator Cotton’s remarks can […]
Armed Services Committee Members Press President for Timely Decision on U.S. Troop Levels in Afghanistan
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, DC- Yesterday Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and nine members of the Senate Armed Services Committee sent a letter to President Obama regarding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan. “A timely decision on U.S. force levels is necessary so that our allies and partners can generate forces and make appropriate pledged […]
Cotton Questions Officials About the Obama Administration’s Changing Story on the Full Amount of Iran Sanctions Relief
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C.– Today, during a Senate Banking Committee hearing Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) questioned Mr. Adam J. Szubin, Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes and the Honorable Stephen D. Mull, Lead Coordinator for Iran nuclear implementation at the U.S. Department of State, about the sanctions relief […]
Cotton Blasts “Bitter, Vulgar, Incoherent Ramblings” and “Cancerous Leadership” of Minority Leader Harry Reid
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.–Earlier today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) spoke on the Senate floor about Minority Leader Harry Reid’s needless delay of Senate consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. A full transcript of his remarks are below. You can watch a video of his remarks here. “It’s an honor to serve […]
Cotton Statement on Arkansas’s Medical Rate Filling Requests for 2017
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Arkansas’s medical rate filling requests for 2017: “Today, Arkansans received the grim news that they’ll pay up to 24 percent more for individual market health insurance-a massive increase that will have a devastating impact on families and individuals across […]