Cotton, Senators to DoW: Invest in High-Grade Arkansas Lithium
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 12, 2026 Cotton, Senators to DoW: Invest in High-Grade Arkansas Lithium Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Department of War Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) Director David Lorch. The letter requests […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Safeguard American Military Assets from Foreign Adversaries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 30, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Safeguard American Military Assets from Foreign Adversaries Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to safeguard America’s most sensitive military assets from foreign adversaries. The Visual Protection of Strategic Assets Act presumes any foreigner from a country […]
Cotton Statement Following House Vote on Department of Homeland Security Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 30, 2026 Cotton Statement Following House Vote on Department of Homeland Security Funding Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released a statement following the vote in the House of Representatives to fund the Department of Homeland Security, ending a 76-day Democrat shutdown of the […]
Floor Speech in Favor of Short Term FISA Extension
Mr. President, reserving the right to object, and I will object. First, let me just set the context here. The senator from Oregon has always expressed hardcore ideological opposition to Section 702, which a large majority of the Senate and the House, under Democratic and Republican hands, across Democratic and Republican administrations, has always deemed […]
Cotton to Mullin: Investigate “De Facto Amnesty” Fraud Scheme
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 28, 2026 Cotton to Mullin: Investigate “De Facto Amnesty” Fraud Scheme Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mullin urging an investigation into illegal migrant exploitation of the U visa program. Originally intended to assist law […]
Cotton Statement on COVID-19 Origin Coverup Indictment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 28, 2026 Cotton Statement on COVID-19 Origin Coverup Indictment Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the federal indictment of a former senior National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) official for concealing records related to the origin of […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Drones
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 23, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Drones Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to protect critical infrastructure sites from unauthorized drones. The Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act enhances security at critical infrastructure sites by ensuring federally trained individuals […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Illegal Chinese Vapes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 16, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Illegal Chinese Vapes Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced legislation to protect Arkansas youth by cracking down on dangerous, illicit Chinese vapes. The Eliminating Nefarious Distribution of Smuggled Chinese Vapes Act (ENDS Chinese Vapes […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Eliminate National Security Risk Posed by CCP-Affiliated Drugs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 16, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Eliminate National Security Risk Posed by CCP-Affiliated Drugs Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to eliminate the national security risk posed by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence over entities that sell pharmaceuticals products to the American […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Lower Energy Costs for Arkansans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 15, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Lower Energy Costs for Arkansans Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to streamline natural gas pipeline projects. The Jurisdiction Oversight and Adjudication for Natural Gas Act affirms the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as the sole […]