Senator Cotton Criticizes China’s Expulsion of Reporters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 February 19, 2020 Senator Cotton Criticizes China’s Expulsion of Reporters Washington, D.C. — Senator Cotton released the following statement after reports that China expelled three Wall Street Journal reporters in reaction to the paper’s publication of a column by Walter Russell Mead. “The Chinese Communist Party is […]
Cotton, Rubio, Colleagues Introduce FDIC Act to Combat Banks’ Political Attacks on Federal Contractors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 February 14, 2020 Cotton, Rubio, Colleagues Introduce FDIC Act to Combat Banks’ Political Attacks on Federal Contractors Washington, D.C.— Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) along with Senators Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday introduced the Financial Defense […]
Cotton, Van Hollen Praise Huawei Charges, Urge Further Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: (Cotton) Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 (Van Hollen) Francesca Amodeo (202) 228-0672 February 13, 2020 Cotton, Van Hollen Praise Huawei Charges, Urge Further Action Washington, D.C. — Following reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has brought charges of racketeering and stealing trade secrets against the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton […]
Cotton Condemns U.N. BDS Blacklist
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 February 12, 2020 Cotton Condemns U.N. BDS Blacklist Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) released the following statement after the United Nations Human Rights Council issued a BDS blacklist designed to punish certain companies that do business with Israel: “The UN Human Rights Council persecutes […]
Cotton, Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill to Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) in introducing legislation that delivers tough financial consequences to states that flout federal immigration enforcement and harm public safety and national security. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Mike Rounds (R-South […]
Cotton, Menendez, Markey, and Gardner Introduce Resolution Honoring Dr. Li Wenliang
Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts), and Cory Gardner (R-Colorado) today introduced a resolution honoring the life of Dr. Li Wenliang, the Chinese doctor who first identified the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in China late last year and sought to warn the government about the potentially […]
Cotton Applauds New Counterintelligence Strategy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 February 11, 2020 Cotton Applauds New Counterintelligence Strategy Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the Trump administration’s new counterintelligence strategy: “The updated counterintelligence strategy rightly broadens its focus to the pervasive economic threats we face. Our adversaries don’t differentiate between government and […]
Cotton Statement on DOJ Sanctuary Cities Lawsuits
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) tonight released the following statement after the Department of Justice filed lawsuits against California, New Jersey, and King County, Washington for their sanctuary cities policies: “American cities should be sanctuaries for U.S. citizens, not criminal aliens. I applaud the Justice Department for taking steps to enforce our immigration […]
Cotton, Banks, Colleagues Urge DOJ to Investigate China Daily
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Jim Banks (R-Indiana) yesterday sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr requesting the Department of Justice investigate that the Chinese Communist Party-owned propaganda outlet, China Daily, for repeated violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The letter cites the political activities of China Daily […]
Senators Criticize Response to Russian Interference in 2016 Election
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 February 6, 2020 Senators Criticize Response to Russian Interference in 2016 Election Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Marco Rubio (R-FL), John Cornyn (R-TX), Ben Sasse (R-NE), and Jim Risch (R-ID) authored additional views on a Senate Intelligence Committee report concerning Russian active measures and interference […]