Cotton: Calls for a Ceasefire Are ‘Tantamount to Hamas Propaganda’
Just four short months ago, hopes were running high in the Middle East. ISIS was wiped off the map, the Iranian regime and its terrorist proxies were in retreat, Israel was forging historic peace deals with its neighbors. All along the way, the United States was instrumental to this progress. But in just a few […]
Cotton, Boozman Introduce Bill to Reduce Estate Tax
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 May 13, 2021 Cotton, Boozman Introduce Bill to Reduce Estate Tax Washington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today introduced the Estate Tax Reduction Act, legislation to reduce the estate tax to 20 percent—half of the current top rate of 40 percent. […]
Cotton, Hinson File Amicus Brief to Protect Babies With Down Syndrome
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 May 13, 2021 Cotton, Hinson File Amicus Brief to Protect Babies With Down Syndrome Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Representative Ashley Hinson (R-IA) filed an amicus brief in Little Rock Planning Services v. Rutledge urging the court to uphold Arkansas’s law to protect unborn babies with Down […]
Cotton, Colleagues Reintroduce the Restoring Armed Career Criminal Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 May 12, 2021 Cotton, Colleagues Reintroduce the Restoring Armed Career Criminal Act Washington, D.C. – Today, Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) introduced the Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act, legislation that will protect Americans from violent crime. The legislation reinstates an important tool for prosecutors to seek […]
Cotton Leads Letter Warning International Business Community About Resuming Business with Iran
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 May 12, 2021 Cotton Leads Letter Warning International Business Community About Resuming Business with Iran Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today led a group of 15 Republican senators in a letter to the international business community warning them about resuming business with Iran if U.S. sanctions are […]
Cotton Introduces Bill to Tax Private University Mega-Endowments, Support Workforce Training Programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 May 11, 2021 Cotton Introduces Bill to Tax Private University Mega-Endowments, Support Workforce Training Programs Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Ivory Tower Tax Act, legislation to impose a one-percent tax on the value of the endowments of the wealthiest private colleges and use the […]
Cotton, Tillis Statement on President Biden’s Decision to Support the TRIPS Waiver
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 May 5, 2021 Cotton, Tillis Statement on President Biden’s Decision to Support the TRIPS Waiver Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) issued the following joint statement after the Biden administration announced its support for the TRIPS waiver, which will authorize the sharing […]
Cotton, Colleagues Condemn Amazon for Removing Justice Clarence Thomas Documentary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 April 29, 2021 Cotton, Colleagues Condemn Amazon for Removing Justice Clarence Thomas Documentary Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), today led a group of 19 senators in a letter to Jeffrey Bezos questioning why Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words, […]
Cotton, Boozman Introduce Legislation to Permanently Expand Access to Telehealth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 April 29, 2021 Cotton, Boozman Introduce Legislation to Permanently Expand Access to Telehealth Washington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technology (CONNECT) for Health Act, legislation to improve and expand access to telehealth services. […]
Cotton Statement on President Biden’s Joint Session Address
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353 April 28, 2021 Cotton Statement on President Biden’s Joint Session Address Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress: “Tonight, President Biden promised the nation higher taxes, crushing debt, and open borders. His radical agenda is […]