Tom Cotton
American politician
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| February 2025 | Criticized Elon Musk for 'chasing Chinese dollars' and 'supplicating China's Communist rulers' in his book discourse. |
| January 2025 | Cotton and Senator Katie Britt reintroduced the Not One More Inch or Acre Act to ban Chinese nationals or entities from owning American land. |
| November 2024 | Tom Cotton was selected as chair of the Senate Republican Conference. |
| November 2024 | Tom Cotton was selected to be the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. |
| November 21 2024 | After the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli officials Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, Cotton condemned the ICC as a 'kangaroo court' and threatened repercussions against the prosecutor, advocating for the enforcement of U.S. laws regarding the ICC. |
| April 2024 | Cotton threatened to cut U.S. funding to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and sanction its employees if arrest warrants were issued for Israeli officials. |
| February 28 2024 | In response to the self-immolation of airman Aaron Bushnell outside the D.C. Israeli Embassy, Cotton sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin labeling the act as 'horrific violence' linked to support for Hamas, while querying about military extremism. |
| January 2024 | Questioned TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew during a Senate hearing, repeatedly asking about his potential membership in the Chinese Communist Party. |
| 2023 | Tom Cotton was among the 31 Senate Republicans who voted against the final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, expressing concern that the bill would limit defense spending increases to a rate lower than inflation, which he argued posed a 'mortal risk' to national security. |
| 2023 | Tom Cotton was one of 18 Republican senators to vote in favor of the $1.7 trillion omnibus appropriations bill, which included $45 billion in additional funding for Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia. The bill, however, did not allocate funds for increased immigration barriers in the U.S. and kept border enforcement spending at existing inflation levels. |
| 2023 | Following an assessment by the United States Department of Energy suggesting a lab leak was to blame for COVID-19, Tom Cotton stated that holding the Chinese Communist Party accountable is the priority, rather than simply being proven correct. |
| November 9 2023 | Cotton requested the Department of Justice to investigate whether journalists for international news outlets committed federal crimes by supporting Hamas terrorists. |
| October 2023 | Cotton condemned Hamas's actions during the Israel–Hamas war, affirmed support for Israel’s right to self-defense, and denied claims of Israel committing war crimes in Gaza, justifying military responses against Hamas. |
| July 2023 | Criticized the Biden administration's diplomatic engagement with China, calling it 'embarrassing and pathetic'. |
| March 2023 | Cotton and Senator Katie Britt introduced the Not One More Inch or Acre Act, which sought to ban Chinese nationals or entities from owning American land. |
| 2022 | After Democrat Mary Peltola won the 2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election, Tom Cotton criticized the ranked-choice voting system used in the election, stating that it led to the election of a Democrat despite 60% of voters supporting a Republican. |
| June 2022 | Tom Cotton introduced the 'Stop Gun Criminals Act' which aimed to increase minimum sentences for existing gun-related offenses without introducing new regulations. |
| June 2022 | After the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Cotton referred to Roe as a 'tragic mistake' that had been 'corrected' and praised the efforts of Americans who fought for this outcome. |
| May 2022 | People.com listed Tom Cotton among the U.S. lawmakers who received significant funding from the NRA. |
| 2021 | Tom Cotton was assigned to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2021 | Tom Cotton was appointed as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism. |
| 2021 | Cotton was one of six Republican senators to vote against the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which aimed to address hate crimes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| September 2021 | The Senate voted along partisan lines to reject Tom Cotton's amendment aimed at curtailing support for Afghan refugees following the Taliban's takeover. |
| May 2021 | Tom Cotton voted against the establishment of an independent commission to investigate the 2021 United States Capitol attack. |
| February 2021 | During a speech at CPAC, Tom Cotton criticized the immigration policies of Democrats and Joe Biden, making claims that PolitiFact later rated as false. |
| February 2021 | Released a comprehensive report 'Beat China: Targeted Decoupling and the Economic Long War', calling for severing most economic ties with China and investing in strategic technological fields. |
| January 6 2021 | Tom Cotton announced that he would not support any attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election during the joint congressional certification of Electoral College results. |
| January 6 2021 | Tom Cotton released a statement condemning the attack on the Capitol, calling those involved 'insurrectionists' and asserting they should face the full extent of federal law. |
| 2020 | Tom Cotton was reelected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Libertarian challenger Ricky Dale Harrington Jr., outperforming President Donald Trump by 4.1%. |
| September 2020 | In September 2020, Tom Cotton was shortlisted by President Trump as a potential nominee for the Supreme Court, although Amy Coney Barrett was ultimately chosen. |
| August 10 2020 | The Chinese government sanctioned Cotton and 10 other U.S. individuals for their actions related to Hong Kong issues. |
| July 2020 | Cotton introduced the Saving American History Act of 2020, legislation aimed at preventing the use of federal funds for teaching The 1619 Project, while publicly commenting on the historical context of slavery. |
| July 27 2020 | Cotton stated on Fox News that slavery is an evil institution in all its forms, clarifying his previous remarks about slavery being a 'necessary evil' as reflecting the views of the Founders, not an endorsement of the institution. |
| April 2020 | In a Fox News interview, Cotton declared that the non-containment of the pandemic was a 'deliberate' and 'malevolent' attack by the Chinese government on the rest of the world. |
| April 2020 | Cotton advocated for restricting Chinese students in the U.S. to humanities studies and banning them from scientific fields, criticizing the training of Chinese Communist Party members. |
| March 2020 | Tom Cotton tweeted about holding accountable those responsible for the global impact of COVID-19, stating 'we will hold accountable those who inflicted it on the world.' |
| February 16 2020 | In a Fox News interview, Cotton suggested that the coronavirus may have originated from a biosafety level 4 super laboratory in Wuhan, China, while emphasizing the need to question the origins of the virus due to China's lack of transparency. |
| January 31 2020 | The Trump administration banned most travel from China, spurred in part by Tom Cotton's warnings regarding COVID-19. |
| January 28 2020 | Tom Cotton urged the Trump administration to halt commercial flights from China to the United States in response to the emergence of COVID-19. |
| 2019 | Tom Cotton published a book about the role of the Old Guard at Arlington National Cemetery, based on his service in that unit as an officer. |
| August 2019 | It was reported that Tom Cotton suggested to President Trump and the Danish ambassador that the U.S. should buy Greenland, and he advocated for U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies agreement. |
| July 2019 | Cotton and Senator Chris Van Hollen were the primary sponsors of the Defending America's 5G Future Act, which aimed to restrict Huawei from being removed from the entity list without Congressional approval. |
| May 2019 | In a statement regarding possible military action against Iran, Cotton asserted that the United States could achieve victory with just two strikes and warned of a strong U.S. response to any provocation from Iran. |
| May 2019 | In response to tariffs' impact on Arkansas farmers, Cotton stated that the sacrifices made by Americans were minimal compared to those of fallen soldiers, supporting the efforts to counter China's global influence. |
| May 2019 | Cotton cosponsored the South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act, aimed at disrupting China's claims over disputed territories. |
| April 2019 | Tom Cotton referred to the Southern Poverty Law Center as a 'political hate group' and urged the IRS to review its tax-exempt status. |
| February 2019 | Cotton signed a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi requesting that she invite Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen to address a joint meeting of Congress, amid rising tensions with China. |
| January 2019 | Tom Cotton was one of 31 Republican senators to cosponsor the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which aimed to allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to carry in other states with similar laws. |
| January 2019 | Tom Cotton was one of 11 Republican senators who voted to advance legislation intended to block President Trump's intent to lift sanctions against three Russian companies. |
| 2018 | Tom Cotton was a cosponsor of the Countering the Chinese Government and Communist Party's Political Influence Operations Act, which aimed to create an interagency task force to examine China's attempts to influence the U.S. and key allies. |
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