Cotton and Schumer Request Suspension of Licenses Allowing U.S. Exports to Huawei
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 November 21, 2019 Cotton and Schumer Request Suspension of Licenses Allowing U.S. Exports to Huawei Washington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Chuck Schumer (D-New York) today led a letter to the president expressing deep concern that the U.S. Department of Commerce has begun […]
Senator Cotton Celebrates 200th Anniversary of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette
I come to the floor today with the senior senator for Arkansas, Senator Boozman, to celebrate a great anniversary. 200 years ago this week, the very first newspaper in Arkansas was published. It was called The Arkansas Gazette; today we know it as The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’s the oldest paper west of the Mississippi, an institution in […]
Cotton Statement on Delay of Death Penalty for Daniel Lewis Lee
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after a district court judge halted the execution of Daniel Lewis Lee: “Daniel Lewis Lee is a white supremacist who pitilessly murdered an entire family in Arkansas, including an eight-year-old girl. Lee has been on death row for 20 years, and now […]
Cotton Calls for Passage of Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act After Violent Siege of University
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after police trapped students inside Hong Kong Polytechnic University during protests: “Hong Kong’s authorities have turned a place of higher learning into a place of violence by trapping student demonstrators on their own campus. It’s time for Beijing to see their appalling […]
Cotton, Schumer Urge Commerce Department to Implement Export Controls
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 November 18, 2019 Cotton, Schumer Urge Commerce Department to Implement Export Controls Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Chuck Schumer (D-New York) today sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross concerning the implementation status of the Export Control Reform Act, a law critical […]
Cotton Statement on Iranian Protests
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on protests in Iran: “The Iranian people are tired of the regime ignoring their basic needs while funneling vast sums to terrorists throughout the Middle East. We must stand with these brave protestors demanding accountability from the ayatollahs.”
Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Keep Our Communities Safe Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 November 15, 2019 Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Keep Our Communities Safe Act Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), David Perdue (R-Georgia), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Keep Our Communities Safe Act. The […]
Cotton Statement on EU Targeting of Israeli Products
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 November 12, 2019 Cotton Statement on EU Targeting of Israeli Products Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the European Court of Justice ruled earlier today that European Union states must label goods originating from the West Bank, East Jerusalem, […]
Cotton Statement in Honor of Veterans Day
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement in honor of Veterans Day: “America’s veterans gave the best years of their youth to defend their country, and many gave far more than that. It was a true honor to serve alongside these men and women in the Army and see their […]
Cotton Statement on Resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 November 10, 2019 Cotton Statement on Resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after reports that Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned amid accusations of election fraud: “The Bolivian people resisted Evo Morales‘s attempt […]