Floor Speech on Harding University Football Winning the Division II National Championship
I rise today to congratulate the Harding University Bisons—from Searcy, Arkansas—for winning their first ever Division II football championship against the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers in a blowout 38-7. Going into last month’s game, few could have predicted such a decisive outcome. Both teamswere undefeated, and while Harding had the number two defense and […]
Cotton: Austin Must Address Troubling Hospitalization Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 6, 2024 Cotton: Austin Must Address Troubling Hospitalization Report Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement following reports that Pentagon officials failed to disclose that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized Monday: “Secretary Austin must address promptly the […]
Cotton: EPA Rule Would Undermine American National Security, Hurt Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 December 14, 2023 Cotton: EPA Rule Would Undermine American National Security, Hurt Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director Michael Regan, expressing concern about a proposed rule that would update chemical regulations. Senator Cotton […]
Cotton, Colleagues Condemn “From the River to the Sea” Slogan as an Antisemitic Call for the Destruction of Israel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 December 13, 2023 Cotton, Colleagues Condemn “From the River to the Sea” Slogan as an Antisemitic Call for the Destruction of Israel Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with 17 of his colleagues, today introduced a resolution condemning the slogan, “From the River to the […]
Cotton, Brown, Colleagues Escalate Pressure on Administration to Stop Surge in Mexican Steel Imports
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 December 13, 2023 Cotton, Brown, Colleagues Escalate Pressure on Administration to Stop Surge in Mexican Steel Imports Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in pushing the Administration to take action to stop an unsustainable increase […]
Cotton Statement on Senate Passage of NDAA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 December 13, 2023 Cotton Statement on Senate Passage of NDAA Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “Our troops pledge their lives to the defense of the United States, and […]
Cotton Introduces Woke Endowment Security Tax Act to Tax College Endowments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 December 12, 2023 Cotton Introduces Woke Endowment Security Tax Act to Tax College Endowments Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the WEST (Woke Endowment Security Tax) Act, legislation that would institute a 6% excise tax on the endowments of 10 American universities. The revenue from the taxes—$15.47 […]
Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Ban Chinese Seafood Imports
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 December 6, 2023 Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Ban Chinese Seafood Imports Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Ban China’s Forbidden Operations in the Oceanic Domain (C-FOOD) Act, legislation that would ban U.S. imports of Chinese seafood and aquaculture products. The bill would […]
Cotton, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation Commemorating 190th Anniversary of Relations with Thailand
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 December 5, 2023 Cotton, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation Commemorating 190th Anniversary of Relations with Thailand Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), today introduced a resolution commemorating the 190th anniversary of diplomatic relations between […]
Cotton to Biden: Sanction Russian Company Building Drones with Iran
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353 December 1, 2023 Cotton to Biden: Sanction Russian Company Building Drones with Iran Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to sanction a Russian weapons manufacturer for working with Iran to produce drones to use in the […]