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
I think in national security, the war in Iraq is troublesome and a difficult challenge, but our troops and the military leaders we have are managing that situation, although it continues to be very risky and very dangerous.
We're going to get you what you need to rebuild this town.
We're in preliminary discussions already with the administration on when that money will be needed, when will it be considered by the Senate, when the request will be submitted, ... These are issues that we are working hard to resolve to be sure that federal agencies, agencies that have the responsibility of responding to this disaster, have the funds they need to do it and do it right and to do it quickly.
I don't know of anything that has depressed me more than seeing what I saw yesterday in my state.
I hope he doesn't start nitpicking little bits and pieces of it.
We're going to do whatever is needed to help the people and local governments recover from this catastrophic event,
We are a better Nation and the world is a safer place because of Ronald Reagan.
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.
What President Bush has done speaks more than words about his feeling of compassion and commitment to people.
The fact is this looks like they are skating on pretty thin ice and whether they are going to be suspected of obstructing justice will have to be decided.