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U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate, Arkansas
November 3, 2026 · 12 statements · 2026.09.23-16e0219a
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Tom CottonRepublican, incumbentHallie ShoffnerDemocratic
Federal statements
EconomyNo. 01/12
The federal minimum wage should be raised above $7.25 an hour.
Background
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since 2009. States and cities can set higher minimums, and many do.
Federal premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans should be expanded.
Background
These subsidies lower the monthly cost of health plans bought on HealthCare.gov and state marketplaces. Expanding them would lower premiums for more buyers and increase federal spending.
Federal law should require background checks for all gun sales, including private sales.
Background
Federal law requires background checks for sales by licensed dealers but not for most sales between private individuals. This would extend the requirement to private sales.
Abortion laws should be set by each state rather than by Congress.
Background
Since the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs decision, each state sets its own abortion laws. Agreeing means Congress should not pass a national law that either expands or restricts access.
The federal government should limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
Background
This would set federal limits on the carbon pollution power plants release. It concerns regulation by agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency.
I joined Citizens' Climate Lobby because this organization and its members support a solution as real and immediate as climate change itself, the Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act.
The U.S. should keep broad tariffs on imported goods.
Background
Tariffs are taxes paid on imported goods. Since 2025 the U.S. has applied tariffs to imports from most countries, and this statement is about keeping them in place.
President Trump has been clear that the tariffs on Mexico and on Canada are to level the playing field because they put many tariffs on our products much higher than we have ever put on there.
Interview or debate · Mar 5, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Right now, we have an economic policy on the national level that is blanket tariffs, and that generally means that it's a tax on the American people... We need to use tariffs in a very strategic way.
Interview or debate · Aug 3, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
A president should be able to send the National Guard into a state over its governor's objection.
Background
Governors normally command their state's National Guard, but federal law lets a president take control of it in some situations. Since 2025, the use of that power to send troops into cities has been challenged in court.
Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 815 (emergency supplemental appropriations including Ukraine aid): Cotton (R-AR), Yea.
The obstacle for peace right now is Vladimir Putin in Moscow, just like Vladimir Putin is the cause of this war. Ukraine was the victim of unprovoked aggression in 2022.
Interview or debate · Jun 1, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026