Opening Statement on Human Rights in China Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Statement on Human Rights in China Congressional-Executive Commission on China I want to thank the witnesses not only for taking the time to testify today, but for the work you do to shine a light on the dire human rights situation in China. Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in the United States […]
Speech to Hillsdale College's Constitution Day Celebration
Good evening. Thank you for the warm welcome and thank you for the honor of addressing you at this Constitution Day celebration. I admire, and share, your veneration for our national charter. Unfortunately, I’m afraid I can’t say the same about the gentleman who lives across the street. In the last week, President Obama […]
Arkansas Congressional Delegation Asks Energy Secretary to Address Oversight Concerns
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—are asking Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz to address their detailed concerns about the federal government’s possible unprecedented partnership with a third party to construct an electrical transmission project through Arkansas. The Department of Energy (DOE) is considering […]
Cotton Statement on the Senate's Failure to Advance a Resolution of Disapproval on the Iran Nuclear Deal
Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Senate’s failure to advance a resolution of disapproval on the Iran nuclear deal: “From the beginning, President Obama intended to turn our constitutional process on its head and implement this deal via executive action, as he has done in the past […]
Cotton Expresses Concerns over EPA's Internal Review of the Gold King Mine Disaster
Contact: Caroline Rabbitt (202) 224-2353 Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Gina McCarthy expressing concern over the agency’s internal review of the Gold King Mine disaster. Senator Cotton identifies five primary issues with the report and asks for additional information in each of those areas. […]
Cotton Sponsors the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with other Republican lawmakers yesterday introduced legislation to roll back the National Labor Relations Board’s “joint employer” decision, which the chairmen of the House and Senate labor committees say “threatens to steal the American dream from owners of the nation’s 780,000 franchise businesses and millions of contractors.”: “The NLRB’s […]
Cotton Statement on The Anniversary of September 11th
Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001: “Today we remember the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The pain and sadness of that day are still fresh. We still mourn the lives we lost and share in […]
Cotton Statement on the Senate's Failure to Advance a Resolution of Disapproval on the Iran Nuclear Deal
Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Senate’s failure to advance a resolution of disapproval on the Iran nuclear deal: “I am deeply disappointed by Senate Democrats’ decision to block a vote on the Iran nuclear deal. I proposed an amendment to Corker-Cardin that would have guaranteed a vote, but […]
Senator Tom Cotton Speaks on the Senate Floor in Opposition to the Iran Nuclear Deal
Over the past five months, we’ve learned much about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the intentions of Iran’s ayatollahs. We know the nuclear deal will release billions of dollars to the terror-sponsoring Iranian regime. We know Qasem Soleimani and other terrorists who have killed Americans will be relieved of international sanctions. We […]
Cotton Statement on 34 Senators Announcing Support for the Iran Deal
Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the 34th Democratic Senator Announced Support for the Iran Deal: “I am disappointed that 34 of my Democratic colleagues have chosen to support this dangerous deal. They bowed to White House pressure and put partisan politics ahead of national security and their constituents. […]