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. […]
Floor Speech in Favor of Short Term FISA Extension to Keep Americans Safe
Mr. President, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, also known as FISA, is a critical national security tool. Well over half of every item in the president’s daily brief is derived from Section 702. It has stopped terrorist attacks. It’s stopped the flow of deadly drugs into our country. It’s protected our troops […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Biological Smuggling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 June 10, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Biological Smuggling Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to crack down on biological smuggling. The Biosecurity Smuggling Deterrence Act would impose tough, unavoidable mandatory minimum sentences on individuals who illegally import biological agents. […]
Cotton to DOJ: Investigate Communist China Influence on Data Center Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 June 10, 2026 Cotton to DOJ: Investigate Communist China Influence on Data Center Development Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche requesting an investigation into the efforts of foreign adversaries, including Communist China, to manipulate U.S. policy […]
Cotton Leads Colleagues in Court Challenge to Fight Investor Surveillance Scheme
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 May 29, 2026 Cotton Leads Colleagues in Court Challenge to Fight Investor Surveillance Scheme Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), joined by 11 colleagues, filed an amicus brief in American Securities Association and Citadel Securities vs. SEC in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging the […]
Cotton to FDA: Investigate Dangerous Chinese-Manufactured Medical Devices
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 May 26, 2026 Cotton to FDA: Investigate Dangerous Chinese-Manufactured Medical Devices Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Acting U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Kyle Diamantas requesting enhanced review of medical devices manufactured in Communist China to address potential cybersecurity […]
Cotton to Bessent: Sanction Entities Illegally Paying Iran for Strait of Hormuz Passage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 May 22, 2026 Cotton to Bessent: Sanction Entities Illegally Paying Iran for Strait of Hormuz Passage Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent encouraging the administration to use existing authorities to sanction any entity assisting Iran with illegally blocking […]