May 31, 2019
Thad Cochran was elected to the U.S. House in 1972 and to the Senate in 1978. As chairman of the Appropriations Committee, he steered billions of dollars to Mississippi for universities, agriculture, and Hurricane Katrina recovery. He retired in 2018. Photo courtesy Flickr/Chuck Hagel
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Former US Sen. Cochran's Funeral Set for Mississippi Capitol
A funeral will be held next week in the Mississippi Capitol for former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, a Republican who represented the state for 45 years.
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