The Days Ahead
The deadly coronavirus that emerged from China late last year has now spread across the globe. The Chinese Communist Party deceived the world-even their own people-and unleashed the worst pandemic in a century on us all. Now it falls to us to defeat it. Here at home, a strange and unsettling hush has fallen over […]
Cotton, Gallagher Introduce Bill to End U.S. Dependence on Chinese-Manufactured Pharmaceuticals
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin) will tomorrow introduce the Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act, which would end U.S. dependence on China for pharmaceutical manufacturing. The bill’s key restrictions would go into effect in 2022 and have no impact on the current coronavirus pandemic. No FDA […]
Cotton Introduces Phase III Legislation to Surge Cash to American Families, Businesses
Washington, D.C. – Senator Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced a series of bills today to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus. The four bills each leverage existing government systems to surge cash to low- and middle-income Americans and struggling businesses. Summaries of the bills and their full text may be found below. After introducing the bills, […]
Cotton Statement on Phase II Coronavirus Response Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 March 18, 2020 Cotton Statement on Phase II Coronavirus Response Bill Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement following the vote on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act: “The China virus is a great national challenge that threatens every […]
Cotton Releases Coronavirus Response Plan to Give Cash Directly to American Families and Businesses
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the framework for his coronavirus response plan that would surge cash to Americans, and make low-interest loans to businesses so they’re able to pay their bills. The plan has three parts: Part One: Surge Cash to Low- and Middle-Income Americans Using Tax-Rebate Checks Americans who lose […]
Cotton, Gallagher, and Colleagues Introduce Bill to Freeze Huawei From U.S. Financial System
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), along with a bipartisan group of colleagues, today introduced the Neutralizing Emerging Threats from Wireless OEMs Receiving direction from Kleptocracies and Surveillance states (NETWORKS) Act. The bill would add foreign companies producing 5G technology, like Huawei, to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated […]
Senator Cotton Closes Washington, D.C. Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 March 12, 2020 Senator Cotton Closes Washington, D.C. Office Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has temporarily closed his Washington, D.C. office to protect the health of his staff and to prevent the spread of the Wuhan virus. D.C. Staff will continue to work from […]
Cotton Statement on Death of Hot Springs Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 March 11, 2020 Cotton Statement on Death of Hot Springs Officer Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the statement below following news reports that Officer Brent Scrimshire of Hot Springs was killed in the line of duty. “The city of Hot Springs […]
Cotton, Boozman Ask SBA for More Feedback on Rule Harming Poultry Producers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 March 6, 2020 Cotton, Boozman Ask SBA for More Feedback on Rule Harming Poultry Producers Washington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) today led nine of their colleagues in sending a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza expressing […]
Cotton Supports Emergency Funding to Combat Coronavirus
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Senate passed emergency funding to help combat the coronavirus: “Today the Senate voted to provide additional support to federal, state, and local governments in their fight against the coronavirus. This bill contains funding to expand testing across the country, develop therapeutic […]