Cotton Completes Final Leg of His East Asia Tour in South Korea
Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today completed the final leg of his East Asia tour in South Korea. After stops in Tokyo, Okinawa, and Taipei, Senator Cotton spent his time in South Korea discussing critical national security and diplomatic issues with senior Korean government officials and U.S. military commanders. Senator Cotton also visited with […]
Cotton Statement on the EPA's Release of Toxic Wastewater into Colorado's Animas River
Washington, D.C.— Washington, D.C.—Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s accidental release of toxic wastewater into Colorado’s Animas River on August 5th: “I am deeply troubled by the EPA’s release of toxic wastewater into the Animas River and even more by their failure to appropriately respond to the […]
Cotton Arrives in Taipei for the Second Leg of His East Asia Tour
Washington, D.C.– Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) arrived Tuesday in Taipei for the second leg of his East Asia tour. While in Taiwan, Senator Cotton will meet with President Ma Ying-jeou and other senior Taiwanese officials to discuss security cooperation, bilateral and regional trade relations, and shared democratic values. He will also spend time with Tsai […]
Cotton Wishes the Pine Bluff Little League Team Good Luck
Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement wishing the Pine Bluff Little League team luck in the Little League World Series Southwest Regional Tournament: “Tonight all Arkansans are from Pine Bluff as we come together to cheer for the Pine Bluff Little League team in the Little League World Series Southwest […]
Cotton Embarks on Weeklong Visit to East Asia
Washington, D.C.– On Saturday Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) embarked on a weeklong trip to East Asia where he will visit three of the U.S.’s key strategic partners in the region: Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. During his trip, Senator Cotton will meet with senior government officials in each nation, visit U.S. service members, and observe […]
Cotton Statement on President Obama's Remarks at American University
Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s remarks on the Iran nuclear deal at American University earlier today: Today President Obama once again presented a false choice between military action and his deeply flawed agreement with Iran. But President Obama is hiding behind this false choice because […]
Cotton Statement on President Obama's Power Plant Emissions Rule
Washington, D.C.– Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President Obama’s newly announced power plant emissions rule: “When it comes to President Obama’s environmental regulations, Arkansas just can’t win. The Clean Power Plan effectively amounts to a national energy tax and will have a devastating impact on the Natural State. It will […]
Cotton Statement on Senate Vote to End Federal Funding for Planned Parenthood
Washington, D.C.- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on the Senate’s failure to invoke cloture on legislation defunding Planned Parenthood: “Ending federal funding for Planned Parenthood should be one issue that transcends partisan politics. Their egregious practices portrayed in the videos that have been released over the last several weeks show a […]
Cotton, Pompeo Call on Moniz and Sherman to Clarify the Obama Administration's Access to Secret Side Deals
Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-Kansas) today sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, calling on them to clarify whether members of the Obama Administration did in fact review the text of the two secret side agreements made between the IAEA and Iran to the Iranian nuclear deal. […]
Cotton Cosponsors Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood, Safeguard Women's Health Funding
Washington, D.C.– Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and twenty-two of their colleagues to introduce legislation to protect women’s health and defund Planned Parenthood, S.1881. This legislation comes in response to the release of gruesome footage showcasing Planned Parenthood’s role in the harvesting of the organs of unborn babies. “Words […]