Thad Cochran
Thad Cochran
William Thad Cochranis an American Republican politician. He is the current senior United States Senator from Mississippi, first elected to the Senate in 1978, and the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which he had also chaired from 2005 to 2007. He also chaired the Senate Agriculture Committee from 2003 to 2005. Cochran won reelection to a seventh term in 2014, after defeating Chris McDaniel in an intense primary run-off election. He is currently the dean of the Mississippi congressional...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 December 1937
CountryUnited States of America
What President Bush has done speaks more than words about his feeling of compassion and commitment to people.
Well, I'm not saying that we're solving every problem or arresting every person that ought to be arrested and deported, but we're doing a better job than has been done in the past.
We are a better Nation and the world is a safer place because of Ronald Reagan.
Those countries are going to build up their missile defenses whether we improve our defense or not.
I frankly think the attorney general should resign,
I hope he doesn't start nitpicking little bits and pieces of it.
He's not a czar. He's just a coordinator, ... I think they've chosen the title well.
The administration anticipated that these funds would be spent at the rate of about $500 million a day. They are now being spent at twice that rate.
It was quiet. It was eerie. It was a horrible sight to behold.
Scientific research and other studies have demonstrated that arts education can enhance American students' math and language skills and improve test scores which in turn increase chances of higher education and good jobs in the future.
We have an opportunity, but we have an obligation to senior citizens and to the younger people who are entering the workforce today to help ensure that they are going to be able to trust the government to have a workable program that benefits them as well
We have to make sure that we are a force for peace and stability in the world, and that we're prepared to defend freedom and the security of the American people
Well, I think the president has clearly submitted us a tight budget, but it's what's called for if we're going to get spending under control and keep the economy moving in the right direction, with economic growth and job creation activity.
Well, I think the president is going to do well in terms of his influence for positive change here in the Congress, making sure that we don't overspend, making sure that we spend for only those programs that are justified.