WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton issued the following press release:

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Put American Students First Act which would prevent noncitizens from being eligible for in-state college tuition.

"Arkansas taxpayers shouldn't be subsidizing noncitizens' college tuition. My bill will put our students first by ensuring that only Americans are eligible for in-state tuition," said Senator Cotton.

Text of the bill can be found here (https://www.cotton.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/american_students_first_act.pdf).

The Put American Students First Act would:

* Prevent noncitizens from being eligible for in-state college tuition prices. * Empower the Secretary of Education to withhold funding from any s...