US Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR)
U.S. Government: Agencies/Departments/Divisions | U.S. Senator
Recent News About US Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR)
-
'Fighter jets will return to the Arkansas River Valley,' Cotton declares
The Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas has been selected as the home of a squadron of F-16s from the Republic of Singapore and to serve as an F-35 training center for Foreign Military Sales participants, according to a June 3 announcement on the U.S. Air Force website.
-
Cotton introduces bipartisan legislation for those 'wounded in the service of our country'
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Springdale) recently helped to introduce legislation that would ensure wounded officers and families have immediate access to specialized facilities at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
-
'We need targeted, smart investment to sustain' Port of Little Rock, Boozman declares
In a June 1 meeting at the Port of Little Rock, Arkansas lawmakers including GOP Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton, and state Rep. French Hill (R-Conway), met with officials from the Port, Rock Region METRO and other stakeholders.
-
Cotton says Democrats' plan for race-based home ownership grants would be 'illegal, racist'
Sen. Tom Cotton warns that legislation that would give Black Americans $25,000 for a down payment on a home is wrong on multiple levels, and he is calling on journalists to acknowledge that.
-
Cotton blasts Biden for 'illegal and immoral' plan to deliver aid to Gaza
President Joe Biden wants to side-step Hamas to deliver aid in Gaza, but Sen. Tom Cotton said in a recent social media post that the group named as acceptable to work with is no better.
-
Cotton helps introduce bill to target 'disgusting and totally unacceptable' anti-Semitic hate crimes
Legislation that would beef up reporting of anti-Semitism in the U.S. and impose stiffer sentences in some hate crime convictions is a response to the uptick in such crimes, Sen. Tom Cotton said.
-
Cotton bill would tax university endowments over $2.5 billion to support 'high-paying, working-class' job training
A newly-introduced bill, the Ivory Tower Tax Act, seeks to support vocational education with a 1% tax on the endowments of the nation’s wealthiest private colleges, and require them to draw down 5% of their endowment value annually.
-
Cotton on Democrats' For the People Act: 'They are trying to lock in permanent and radical change'
After the House of Representatives passed a Democratic bill that addresses voter access, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) vowed in a recent press conference to block the For The People Act.
-
Cotton opposes Equality Act, calls measure 'a radical proposal'
Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas recently voiced his concerns over the Equality Act during an interview in which he called the measure "a radical proposal."