Featured Senator Cochran: cotton farmers to benefit from new legislation
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran announced that cotton producers in Mississippi and around the country will benefit from a bipartisan effort to enact agriculture policy changes...
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Featured U.S. Congress: Government will not shutdown
by Alex Paton
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran said that Congress will need to work in a cooperative and bipartisan fashion over the next several weeks to...
Featured Cochran: approve continuing resolution, avoid government shutdown
by Alex Paton
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran is advocating for approval of Senate legislation filed Wednesday night to avert a government shutdown, provide critical disaster relief,...
Featured Senate ends Government shutdown, announces CHIP reauthorization
by Alex Paton
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran voted to end a partial government shutdown and reiterated his call for a broad budget agreement to keep the...
Featured Cochran, Wicker commend students chosen for 2018 senate youth program
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker commended Morgan Elise Atkins of Olive Branch and Noah Harris of Hattiesburg on their selection to represent the...
U.S. Senators and Representatives get $6.8M to upgrade water systems in MS
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker along with Representatives Gregg Harper and Trent Kelly announced that more than $6.8 million in federal grants and...
Cochran votes yes on tax reform
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the first major effort in decades to reform the federal tax...
Cochran announces Homeland Security appropriations recommendations
by Alex Paton
The Senate Committee on Appropriations has released the FY2018 chairmen’s recommendation for the Department of the Homeland Security. The recommendation totals $51.6 billion in discretionary...
Lamar confirmed as U.S. Attorney for northern district of MS
by Alex Paton
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed William Chadwick (Chad) Lamar of Oxford to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi. Lamar, who was...
U.S. Senate confirm Reeves to lead VA
by Alex Paton
The Senate confirmed Reeves on Wednesday by unanimous consent. With this action, Reeves will now lead the National Cemetery Administration, which maintains 131 national cemeteries...