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
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.
The Senate has acted to provide the funds necessary to continue federal relief efforts. The Senate will likely adopt other emergency appropriations measures as needed to meet future needs as reliable estimates are developed.
The resources are going to be there to get the job done. I think the president was right. We're going to do what it takes and we're going stay here as long as it takes, and we're going to come back again and again to see that it's done right.
Do we want to ignore ... The needs that are clear and important and serious that are addressed by the funding in this legislation?
The transportation bill is so important for our state and others,
You just couldn't be in two places at once,
Those countries are going to build up their missile defenses whether we improve our defense or not.
I don't know of anything that has depressed me more than seeing what I saw yesterday in my state.
For me, it was the experience of the recent election -- the realization that candidates are now so vulnerable to the activities of organizations who are interested in influencing the outcomes of elections, ... We're defenseless.
It was quiet. It was eerie. It was a horrible sight to behold.
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.
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.
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.
What President Bush has done speaks more than words about his feeling of compassion and commitment to people.