Cotton Introduces Bill to Expand Employment Opportunities for Disabled Arkansans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 July 16, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Expand Employment Opportunities for Disabled Arkansans Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced legislation to expand employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities aged 18 years or older. The Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act would […]
Cotton Opening Statement at Clayton Confirmation Hearing
Good morning. This hearing will come to order. I want to welcome all of you to today’s hearing on the nomination of Mr. Jay Clayton to be the Director of National Intelligence. Before we begin, I would also like to recognize the devastating loss we suffered over the weekend, and, on behalf of this committee, […]
Cotton, Moreno to Trump, Rubio: Support De La Espriella in his Transition to Power
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 July 14, 2026 Cotton, Moreno to Trump, Rubio: Support De La Espriella in his Transition to Power Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) today sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanking them for their […]
Floor Speech Remembering Senator Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham was a self-made American original. Born in central South Carolina, Lindsey grew up in a room behind his parent’s bar and pool hall where he worked to help the family make ends meet and earned the nickname “Stinkball” from his patrons because of his sense of humor and his irrepressible nature and his […]
Cotton Statement Following Supreme Court Ruling on Banning Men from Women’s Sports
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 June 30, 2026 Cotton Statement Following Supreme Court Ruling on Banning Men from Women’s Sports Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released a statement following the Supreme Court ruling banning men from women’s sports: “Today, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of common sense—women’s sports […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Americans from Chinese-Made Medical Devices
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 June 25, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Americans from Chinese-Made Medical Devices Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced legislation to combat the cybersecurity risk posed by Communist Chinese-made medical devices. The Countering Chinese Cyberthreats for Patients (Countering CCP) Act would direct the Food […]
Floor Speech on ODNI Reform
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was formed after the 9/11 attacks, understandably to try to address some of the failures that led to those attacks. Unfortunately, I think we can now assess a couple of decades on, that it is something of a failed experiment itself. I remember my first days on […]
Cotton, Lee to Wright: Chinese Nationals Steal Innovation from American Labs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 June 23, 2026 Cotton, Lee to Wright: Chinese Nationals Steal Innovation from American Labs Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) today sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright raising concern over Chinese nationals’ access to American National […]
Cotton to Bessent: Investigate Airwallex for Ties to Communist China
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 June 17, 2026 Cotton to Bessent: Investigate Airwallex for Ties to Communist China Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to investigate Communist Chinese investment in Airwallex. […]
Cotton, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Accelerate Energy Projects Stalled By Red Tape
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 June 16, 2026 Cotton, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Accelerate Energy Projects Stalled By Red Tape Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) today introduced bipartisan legislation to cut bureaucratic red tape that is often used to unnecessarily delay energy projects. […]