Cotton to Blanche: Investigate Chinese-Controlled Delivery Networks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 May 21, 2026 Cotton to Blanche: Investigate Chinese-Controlled Delivery Networks Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche urging an investigation into Chinese-controlled third-party logistics networks. Chinese-controlled delivery networks undercut American operators while collecting sensitive data on addresses, businesses, […]
Senate Intelligence Committee Passes the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2026 CONTACT: Hannah McCarthy (Cotton) 202 465-5601 Rachel Cohen (Warner) 202 228-6884 Senate Intelligence Committee Passes the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Washington, D.C. — The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence passed the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (IAA) […]
Cotton, Senators to Trump: Eliminate UN Agency that Employs Hamas-Terrorists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 May 19, 2026 Cotton, Senators to Trump: Eliminate UN Agency that Employs Hamas-Terrorists Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), joined by 24 colleagues, sent a letter to President Trump requesting that his administration work with the United Nations (UN) to fully dismantle and eliminate the budget […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Revoke Visas of Terrorists’ Family Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah McCarthy (202) 465-5601 May 15, 2026 Cotton Introduces Bill to Revoke Visas of Terrorists’ Family Members Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced legislation to close a national-security loophole that allows close family members of designated terrorists to legally live in the United States. The No Safe Haven […]
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 […]