Cotton Blocks Szubin Nomination Over Concerns with Iran Deal
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today blocked Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) from bringing the nomination of Adam Szubin for Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes at the U.S. Department of Treasury to the Senate floor for a vote. Senator Cotton objects to the Obama Administration’s intention to grant […]
Cotton Delivers Weekly Republican Address
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- In the Weekly Republican Address, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence, discusses defeating the threat from Iran and the president’s concessions to prop up his deal with Iran. “Americans are understandably fearful about their […]
Cotton Statement on President Obama’s Decision to Transfer Nine Terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President Obama’s decision to transfer nine terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia: “Today, President Obama transferred nine hardened terrorists from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, illustrating once again that President […]
Cotton Speaks on the Senate Floor in Memory of Former Congressman Ray Thornton
Arkansas lost a political legend today when former Congressman Ray Thornton passed away at the age of 87. Ray Thornton grew up in Sheridan the child of two teachers. Ray’s intellect and quick wit was evident from an early age and he graduated high school at just 16 years old. He then headed off to […]
Cotton, Inhofe Introduce the Detainee Transfer Transparency Act
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) and 11 other Senators today introduced the Detainee Transfer Transparency Act, legislation that would require the Secretary of Defense to make available to the public the intended transfer or release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba at […]
Cotton Statement on the Death of Former Arkansas Congressman Ray Thornton
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the death of former Arkansas Congressman Ray Thornton: “I join all Arkansans in mourning the death and celebrating the life of Congressman Ray Thornton, a pillar of political and educational life in Arkansas. Whether it was during his […]
Cotton Statement on King Abdullah’s Decision to Fund the Restoration of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on King Abdullah’s decision to fund the restoration of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre: “I commend King Abdullah for his generosity and continued commitment to the preservation of holy sites in the Holy Land. The Church of the […]
Cotton Writes Secretary of Defense With Concerns About Reports of Technology Transfers to China by U.S. Companies
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) Friday sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter expressing concern over reports of technology transfers to China by U.S. Companies. “I am concerned this type of technology transfer endangers the national and economic security of the United States; jeopardizes the cybersecurity of […]
Cotton Statement on United Healthcare’s Decision to Pull Out of Arkansas’s Individual Exchange Market
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on United Healthcare’s decision to pull out of Arkansas’s individual exchange market: “United Healthcare’s decision to pull out of Arkansas’s individual exchange market next year confirms what we’ve known all along: Obamacare’s promises of more options, lower prices, and […]
Cotton Questions CFPB Director About Flaws in the Bureau’s Approach to Identify ‘Victims’ in the Ally Auto-lending Case
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today questioned Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Robert Cordray about the flaws in the Bureau’s approach to identifying ‘victims’ in the Ally auto-lending case, which was based the dubious statistical theory of ‘disparate impact.’ Senator Cotton also questioned Director Cordray about the Bureau’s […]