Cotton Statement on Apple's Refusal to Obey a Judge's Order to Assist the FBI in a Terrorism Investigation
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton made the following statement in response to Apple’s refusal to obey a judge’s order to assist the FBI in a terrorism investigation: “Apple chose to protect a dead ISIS terrorist’s privacy over the security of the American people. The Executive and Legislative Branches have been […]
Cotton Statement on the Death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: “The power of Justice Scalia’s intellect, wit, and judicial method have reverberated throughout American law and conservative thought. His name will now join Marshall, Holmes, and Jackson among the greatest […]
Cotton Statement on the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on Senate passage of the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act: “Today the Senate took an important step toward tightening the vise around Kim Jong-un’s brutal and belligerent dictatorship. But this is only a first step. The United States must […]
Cotton Statement on the Supreme Court’s Stay of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s stay of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan: “Today the Supreme Court validated what many of us have believed all along: President Obama is more concerned with appeasing liberal environmentalists than abiding by the Constitution. It’s […]
Senator Cotton Speaks on the Senate Floor About Criminal Justice Reform
Today, I want to discuss the Sentencing Reform & Corrections Act that has been voted out of the Judiciary Committee. There is much debate about the wisdom of this bill. That is, like most bills we discuss in this chamber, a judgment call. But there cannot be debate over the facts of this bill. We […]
Cotton Introduces the Criminal Consequences of Early Release Act
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Criminal Consequences of Early Release Act, which would require the federal government to report on the recidivism rates of federal inmates released early from prison under sentencing reductions. The report would cover downward revisions to sentencing guidelines issued by the Sentencing […]
Cotton Statement on President Obama’s FY2017 Defense Budget
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President Obama’s FY2017 Defense Budget: “It’s clear that seven years as Commander-in-Chief have taught President Obama little about what it takes to actually keep America safe and defend our place in the world. The budget he proposed today […]
Cotton Statement on North Korea's Illicit Rocket Launch
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on North Korea’s illicit rocket launch: “Belligerence must be met with costs. That means new sanctions, new missile defenses, and a clear stand with our allies in Asia. A tinpot dictator who takes food out of the mouths of […]
Cotton, Kirk, Isakson, Blunt, Ayotte Introduce Bill to Stop Government Takeover of Retirement Planning
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) yesterday introduced legislation to prevent the Department of Labor’s (DoL) proposed “fiduciary rule” from limiting consumers’ ability to choose their financial advisors. The Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement […]
Cotton Statement on President Obama’s Proposed Tax on Individual Oil Barrels
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202)224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on reports that President Obama’s budget will include a tax on individual barrels of oil: “President Obama’s proposed tax on individual barrels of oil would be laughable if it didn’t illustrate just how much he’s lost touch with reality over […]