Thad Cochran, Long-Serving Mississippi Senator, Dies At 81
Cochran used his considerable influence, including serving as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, to direct billions of dollars to Mississippi.
Thad Cochran, the Republican senator from Mississippi who served for some four decades, has died at the age of 81, his successor, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, said on Thursday.
Cochran used his considerable influence, especially while serving as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, to direct billions of dollars
