Cotton Urges Apple to Work With FBI on Pensacola Shooting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 January 13, 2020 Cotton Urges Apple to Work With FBI on Pensacola Shooting Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) released the following statement after Attorney General William Barr requested that Apple open encrypted iPhones belonging to the gunman who opened fire last month at the Pensacola Naval […]
Cotton Congratulates Tsai Ing-wen on Re-Election
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today issued the following statement on Tsai Ing-wen’s re-election as President of Taiwan: “Congratulations to Tsai Ing-wen on her reelection as president of Taiwan and to the people of Taiwan for holding yet another free and fair election. The island’s vibrant democracy is a shining beacon of freedom […]
Cotton Statement on the Death of Qaboos bin Said al Said
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) tonight issued the following statement on the death of the Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said al Said: “Sultan Qaboos was a valuable partner of the United States for decades, building on a relationship our nations set forth in the 1833 Treaty of Amity and Commerce. I am […]
Cotton Op-Ed in the New York Times ‘The Case for Killing Qassim Suleimani'
The Case for Killing Qassim Suleimani The New York Times By: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) Last week, our military and intelligence services brought justice to Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s terror mastermind. President Trump ordered General Suleimani’s killing after months of attacks on Americans by Iran’s proxy forces in Iraq. These attacks culminated in a rocket strike […]
Cotton Introduces Bill Banning Intelligence Sharing With Countries Using Huawei
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced a bill that would prohibit the United States from sharing intelligence with countries that allow Huawei to operate their 5G networks: “The United States shouldn’t be sharing valuable intelligence information with countries that allow an intelligence-gathering arm of the Chinese Communist Party to operate freely within […]
Cotton Statement on Iranian Strikes Against Iraqi Bases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 January 8, 2020 Cotton Statement on Iranian Strikes Against Iraqi Bases Washington, D.C. — Following Iranian strikes against two Iraqi bases housing U.S. forces last night and President Trump’s remarks today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement: “As I’ve said all along, if Iran wants […]
Cotton, Hawley, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Allow Dismissal of ‘Bogus Impeachment’ Against President Trump
Washington, D.C. – In response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s unprecedented attempt to prevent an impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) today introduced a resolution to update Senate rules to allow a motion to dismiss articles of impeachment for lack of prosecution. Senators Rick Scott (R-Florida), Mike […]
Cotton Statement on Reported Death of Qassem Soleimani
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 January 2, 2020 Cotton Statement on Reported Death of Qassem Soleimani Washington, D.C. — Following reports of a strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian Major General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the commander of its Quds Force, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement: […]
Cotton Statement on Iranian-Backed Attack on U.S. Embassy in Iraq
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after Iran organized an attack on the United States Embassy in Baghdad: “When an Iran-backed militia killed an American in Iraq last week, it met with a firm response. Now our embassy in Baghdad-sovereign U.S. territory-has been attacked in yet another reckless escalation. […]
Cotton Statement on U.S. Strikes in Iraq and Syria
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the United States conducted strikes on five facilities in Iraq and Syria: “Today’s strikes against Iranian-backed groups in Iraq and Syria are a justified response to the killing of an American and the wounding of several American service members and Iraqis. Tehran […]