Cotton Demands Answers from Biden DOJ About Investigations of Anti-CRT Parents as Domestic Terrorists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 October 6, 2021 Cotton Demands Answers from Biden DOJ About Investigations of Anti-CRT Parents as Domestic Terrorists Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today wrote to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers about a memo he drafted addressing protests against local school board officials. This memo came […]
Cotton Calls on U.S. Trade Representative to Stop China’s Admission to 11-Nation Trading Pact
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 October 6, 2021 Cotton Calls on U.S. Trade Representative to Stop China’s Admission to 11-Nation Trading Pact Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai calling on her to use tools available under the USMCA to stop China’s admission to the Comprehensive […]
Cotton Demands Answers About Afghan Evacuee ‘Independent Departures’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 October 4, 2021 Cotton Demands Answers About Afghan Evacuee ‘Independent Departures’ Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers about how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to respond to reports of “independent departures” […]
Cotton Demands Answers About Blinken’s Whereabouts During Afghanistan Withdrawal Drill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 September 30, 2021 Cotton Demands Answers About Blinken’s Whereabouts During Afghanistan Withdrawal Drill Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken questioning his whereabouts during an Afghanistan withdrawal rehearsal upon learning that Blinken was absent from the exercise. In part, […]
Cotton, Gallagher Call for Chinese Biotechnology Companies to be Blacklisted
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 September 30, 2021 Cotton, Gallagher Call for Chinese Biotechnology Companies to be Blacklisted Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin) wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin calling for Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) and other Chinese […]
America Must Hold China Accountable for Crimes Against Humanity
Last week, President Biden went to the United Nations and he announced his capitulation to the Chinese Communist Party. The message was clear from what he did—and did not—say. In Joe Biden’s 30-minute-long monologue on the state of the world, he never once even said the name of the world’s greatest threat to peace, stability, […]
Cotton Statement on Huawei Extradition Deal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 September 24, 2021 Cotton Statement on Huawei Extradition Deal Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after reports that the Justice Department reached an agreement to allow Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, to return to China: “Meng Wanzhou violated U.S. sanctions, but the […]
Cotton Details Afghanistan Rescue Effort
The United States has suffered a grave national humiliation in Afghanistan. President Biden’s disastrous withdrawal has brought shame to a nation that fought, bled, and sacrificed for two long decades after September 11. Defeat can be imposed by an enemy but humiliation is self-inflicted—and in this case it was inflicted on America by the President […]
Cotton Calls for Investigation of Chinese Stock Trading App
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 September 23, 2021 Cotton Calls for Investigation of Chinese Stock Trading App Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today wrote to Avril Haines, the Director of National Intelligence, to raise concerns about the national security risks posed by Webull, a Chinese stock trading app, and to call for […]
Cotton Accepting Service Academy Applications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 September 23, 2021 Cotton Accepting Service Academy Applications Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) announced that he is accepting applications for Service Academy nominations. In order to be considered for a nomination, materials must be submitted by Monday, November 1, 2021. “Students who attend U.S. service academies and go […]