Cotton Urges Attorney General to Bring Charges Against Violent Mobs
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) this evening sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr urging the Department of Justice to bring charges against mobs toppling statues across the country. The letter follows a floor speech by Senator Cotton on the danger of mob rule earlier today. The full text of the letter […]
The Danger of Mob Rule
“I hope I am over wary; but if I am not, there is, even now, something of ill omen, amongst us. I mean the increasing disregard for law which pervades the country; the growing disposition to substitute the wild and furious passions, in lieu of the sober judgment of courts; and the worse than savage […]
Cotton Scorches SCOTUS on DACA Decision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 June 18, 2020 Cotton Scorches SCOTUS on DACA Decision Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) issued the statement below after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could not undo the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “It […]
Cotton Bill to Reward Police Officers Exemplifying Best Practices
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 June 16, 2020 Cotton Bill to Reward Police Officers Exemplifying Best Practices Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced a bill that would recognize and reward State, local, and Tribal police officers who exemplify the very best policing. The Better Community Policing Recognition Act would […]
Cotton Applauds Kyle Hauptman’s Nomination to National Credit Union Administration Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 June 15, 2020 Cotton Applauds Kyle Hauptman’s Nomination to National Credit Union Administration Board Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the nomination of Kyle Hauptman to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board. Hauptman currently […]
Cotton Takes on Cancel Culture
Cancel culture. We hear that in the news a lot these days. The idea that we all need safe spaces from mean words—trigger warnings on op ed’s or TV shows—that might constitute a micro aggression. This is the language of the campus social-justice seminar, but increasingly it’s the language of our workplace and […]
Senators Call for U.S. to Welcome Hong Kongers Fleeing Chinese Communist Party
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 June 9, 2020 Senators Call for U.S. to Welcome Hong Kongers Fleeing Chinese Communist Party Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Todd Young (R-Indiana), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia), and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) […]
Cotton to Introduce Resolution Calling for Justice for George Floyd and Opposing 'Defund the Police'
Washington, D.C.– Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) will today introduce a resolution calling for justice for George Floyd and opposing recent calls to defund the police. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Martha McSally (R-Arizona), and Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) […]
Cotton Applauds U.K.’s Hong Kong Announcement
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) tonight released the following statement after the United Kingdom announced it would allow three million people from Hong Kong to live and work in Britain in response to China’s National Security law: “I applaud the U.K.’s decision to open its arms to Hong Kongers fleeing the tyrannical regime […]
Send in the Troops
Send in the Troops New York Times Senator Tom Cotton This week, rioters have plunged many American cities into anarchy, recalling the widespread violence of the 1960s. New York City suffered the worst of the riots Monday night, as Mayor Bill de Blasio stood by while Midtown Manhattan descended into lawlessness. Bands of looters roved […]