by MBJ Staff Published: August 3,2012
Tags: compensation, federal government, investing, investor, law, lawmakers, legislative, scam, scheme, senators
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) is supporting a legal appeal to try to overturn a federal court ruling that would deny compensation to victims of the multi-billion fraud perpetrated by the Stanford Financial Group. Cochran is one of 14 senators who have signed a letter encouraging Mary Schapiro, chairwoman of the Securities and [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 25,2012
Tags: bills, federal agency, federal government, federal program, flood insurance, flooding, floods, home insurance, insurance, lawmakers, laws, legislative, levees, rain, senators, severe weather, Weather
WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) issued the following statement following Senate approval of a 60-day extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in conjunction with an agreement to begin debate on a long-term reauthorization measure in June: “I am pleased an agreement has been reached that will allow a short extension of the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 29,2012
Tags: aerospace, defense, development, federal agency, federal government, funding, legislative, legislators, research, senators, space, space exploration, technology
HANCOCK COUNTY — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has expressed his readiness to work with his Senate colleagues and NASA officials to advance the new Space Launch System and the heavy-lift rocket engine tests the program will require. At a hearing this week to review the FY2013 budget request for NASA, Cochran encouraged NASA administrator Charles [...] [...]
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