Cotton Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal ‘Coronavirus and the Laboratories in Wuhan’
Coronavirus and the Laboratories in Wuhan The Wall Street Journal By: Senator Tom Cotton The U.S. government is investigating whether the Covid-19 virus came from a government laboratory in Wuhan, China. The Chinese Communist Party denies the possibility. “There is no way this virus came from us,” claimed Yuan Zhiming over the weekend. Mr. Yuan […]
Cotton, Boozman, and Womack Honor Arkansas Sailor
Washington, D.C.-U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton-along with Congressman Steve Womack-honored the service and life of Fort Smith, Arkansas native Chief Petty Officer Charles Robert Thacker, Jr. who died as a result of coronavirus related complications after serving aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. “Chief Petty Officer Charles Thacker, Jr. honorably served our country in […]
Cotton, Crenshaw Bill Would Allow Americans to Sue China for Virus Damages
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 April 16, 2020 Cotton, Crenshaw Bill Would Allow Americans to Sue China for Virus Damages Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) introduced legislation that would allow Americans to sue China in federal court to recover damages for death, […]
Cotton Advocates Withdrawal From Treaty Following Reports of Chinese Nuclear Testing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 April 15, 2020 Cotton Advocates Withdrawal From Treaty Following Reports of Chinese Nuclear Testing Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the statement below following reports that China has recently conducted yield-producing nuclear tests: “It’s foolish to trust anything the Chinese Communist […]
Cotton Statement on CCP Attack on Vietnamese Fishing Vessel
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on reports that China sunk a Vietnamese fishing vessel near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea: “The Chinese Communist Party has sunk to attacking peaceful fishermen to enforce its unlawful claims in the South China Sea. The United States stands with our […]
Cotton Calls for FCC Ban on China Telecom
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 April 10, 2020 Cotton Calls for FCC Ban on China Telecom Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after several executive branch agencies recommended that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoke and terminate China Telecom (Americas) Corp.’s authority to provide telecommunications […]
Cotton, Hawley, Curtis, Gallagher Introduce Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 April 3, 2020 Cotton, Hawley, Curtis, Gallagher Introduce Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), along with Representatives John Curtis (R-Utah), Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), Ted Yoho (R-Florida), Jim Banks (R-IN), and Liz Cheney (R-WY) […]
Cotton Applauds H-2B Visa Hold
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 April 2, 2020 Cotton Applauds H-2B Visa Hold Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security announced that no additional H-2B visas will be released until further notice. “With record numbers of Americans filing for […]
China Virus Relief Information for Arkansans
On March 27th, President Trump signed the CARES Act, legislation that will provide the emergency funds necessary to steer our economy through the outbreak of the China Virus and help Americans meet their financial needs. Part of that legislation provides a check in the form of a tax rebate to the vast majority of Americans. […]
Arkansas Delegation Asks for Medicaid Flexibility in Virus Relief
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 March 26, 2020 Arkansas Delegation Asks for Medicaid Flexibility in Virus Relief Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas), along with Representatives Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas), French Hill (R-Arkansas), Steve Womack (R-Arkansas), and Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to President Trump […]