Cotton Statement on Pratt & Whitney Winning Engine Rear Turbine Cases Contract
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement congratulating Pratt & Whitney on winning an $11 million contract to manufacture Engine Rear Turbine Cases in Springdale, Arkansas: “I applaud the Air Force’s decision to award Pratt & Whitney this important contract, which will bring jobs and economic […]
Cotton Statement on Reports of Russia’s First Airstrikes in Syria
Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on reports of Russia’s first airstrikes in Syria: “Putin’s defense of the Butcher of Damascus has begun. This is not an offensive to defeat ISIS, but a naked effort by one dictator to protect another and crush moderate Syrian opposition forces. Putin has this […]
Cotton, Pompeo Ask IAEA Director General to Clarify Claims About Secret Side Deals With Iran
Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) last week sent a letter to Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), requesting that Amano clarify his previous claims that the two secret side deals between the IAEA and Iran do not allow Iran the ability to conduct inspections […]
UA, ASU Receive DOJ Grants to Research Homegrown Terror
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-01) and Steve Womack (AR-03), today announced that the University of Arkansas (UA) and Arkansas State University (ASU) will receive grants from the Department of Justice (DOJ) totaling over $900,000 to study domestic radicalization. UA will receive $399,531 to identify behavioral characteristics […]
Cotton Statement on the Senate's Failed Cloture Vote to Advance a Continuing Resolution
Washington, D.C.– Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Senate’s failed cloture vote to advance a continuing resolution: “I could not support this continuing resolution because it badly underfunds our military, providing even less for defense than President Obama requested. The consequences of ongoing military-budget cuts are immediate and dangerous. Today, […]
Cotton Statement on the Recent Transfer of Abdul al Shalabi to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Washington, D.C.– Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today made the following statement on the recent transfer of Abdul al Shalabi to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: “The release of this dangerous detainee, Abdul al Shalabi, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is another example of President Obama playing politics with national security and putting campaign promises […]
Cotton Calls on EPA to Pay for Damages from the Animas River Disaster
Washington, D.C.– Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement calling on EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to set aside a portion of the agency’s annual funding to pay for damages from the Animas River Disaster: “The EPA’s response to the Animas River disaster reads like an exaggerated Hollywood portrayal of a political cover-up. They […]
Cotton Statement on the Upcoming State Dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping
Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today made the following statement on the upcoming state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping: “Judging from the White House invitation list for Pope Francis’s visit, it’s clear that President Obama plans to challenge his honored guest with activists who openly dispute Catholic beliefs and teachings. President Obama should […]
Speech on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Over the last year, I’ve learned a lot about the magic of human life—from conception to growth in the mother’s womb to childbirth to newborn development.. This wasn’t part of my legislative work or public duties. And my newfound knowledge didn’t come from a course of study, reading scientific journals, or consulting with medical […]
Boozman, Cotton Lead Efforts to Nullify Expanded WOTUS Definition
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton cosponsored a joint resolution of disapproval that would reverse the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. This regulation gives the administration expanded federal authority to oversee land use decisions of homeowners, small businesses and family farms in Arkansas and across the country. […]