Cotton POW/MIA Flag Bill Becomes Law Ahead of Veterans Day
Washington, D.C.- Yesterday, the president signed into law Senator Cotton’s National POW/MIA Flag Act, which requires the POW/MIA flag to be displayed whenever the American flag is displayed on prominent federal properties to honor the more than 82,000 Americans who are listed as Prisoners of War (POW), Missing in Action (MIA), or otherwise unaccounted for […]
Cotton Announces Winter and Spring Internships for State Offices
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 November 5, 2019 Cotton Announces Winter and Spring Internships for State Offices Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today announced he is seeking interns for his state offices in Little Rock and Springdale. Internships will be offered in two sessions: January 13 – February 29 and March 9 – April […]
Cotton, Cruz Introduce Bill Sanctioning Foreign Government Officials Who Hold Americans Hostage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 November 5, 2019 Cotton, Cruz Introduce Bill Sanctioning Foreign Government Officials Who Hold Americans Hostage Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today introduced The Global Hostage Act, a bill that would require the president to impose sanctions on foreign government […]
Democrats Vote Against Troops, Ukraine Defense Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 October 31, 2019 Democrats Vote Against Troops, Ukraine Defense Funding Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked funding for a 2020 defense appropriations package: “Democrats claimed that they could impeach the president and still do the […]
Cotton, Cruz Introduce Resolution Calling for Withdrawal of United States From Open Skies Treaty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 October 30, 2019 Cotton, Cruz Introduce Resolution Calling for Withdrawal of United States From Open Skies Treaty Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today introduced a resolution calling for the withdrawal the United States from the Open Skies Treaty. Read […]
Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Babies With Down Syndrome
Washington, D.C.– Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today joined Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) and 12 colleagues in introducing the Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act, which would prohibit abortion of unborn babies who have been diagnosed with Down syndrome. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. The bill’s other sponsors […]
Cotton Introduces the Small Business Audit Correction Act
Washington, D.C.– Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Senators Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Doug Jones (D-Alabama), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) yesterday introduced the Small Business Audit Correction Act to provide much-needed regulatory relief to small investment brokers by exempting them from certain audit requirements and reinstating previous regulations. The bill was first introduced in the […]
Cotton Statement on Successful Raid Targeting ISIS Leader
“The world’s most wanted man has been eliminated thanks to the brave men and women of the United States military and the president’s decisive leadership. This raid serves as a reminder to America’s enemies that there’s no safe place in the world for them to lay their heads. It also reminds us that strength and […]
Cotton, Schumer Request Assessment Of National Security Risks Posed By China-Owned Video-Sharing Platform, TikTok, A Potential Counterintelligence Threat With Over 110 Million Downloads In U.S., Alone
Washington, D.C. -Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) late yesterday sent a letter to Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, formally requesting that the Intelligence Community conduct an assessment of the national security risks posed by TikTok and other China-owned content platforms in the U.S., and requested a Congressional briefing […]
Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring Beirut Bombing Victims
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353 October 23, 2019 Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring Beirut Bombing Victims Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), Doug Jones (D-Alabama), Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada), Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Chris Coons […]