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Senator Thad Cochran
Republican • Mississippi • 10th Term • Sworn In 1973
- 2 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 94 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 16 of 100)
- 122 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 35 of 100) 3 Made Into Law (Ranks 17 of 100)
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- Sen. Ben Nelson
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- Sen. Olympia Snowe
- Sen. Russell Feingold
- Votes with party 79%
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Senate signals support for Iraq timeline
AP - The Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly signaled support Tuesday for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by next March, triggering an instant veto threat from the White House in a deepening dispute between Congress and commander in chief.
Senate backs March '08 pullout
Defying veto threat, lawmakers attach timeline to $122 billion funding bill BREAKING NEWS The Associated Press Updated: 2:56 p.m. PT March 27, 2007 WASHINGTON - Defying a veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly signaled support Tuesday for
Mediocrity and Usurpation of Duty of Executive Branch
Three months after gaining control the Democrats are still trying to flex their muscles that has atrophied for reasons of mediocrity. They are vainly trying to show the people who elected them some kind of statesmanship and good governance but all they can
Stalin Would Be Proud
Stalin Would Be Proud Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:24 PM The Defeatists are at it again...this time in the Senate...wonderful...more enabling of the enemy. How do the Leftinistra sleep at night or whenever they do sleep? The article/item printed verb
Senate Republicans’ attempt to remove timeline from supplemental bill falls short (UPDATED)
Thanks to Senators Ben Nelson … and Chuck Hagel. Via AP: WASHINGTON - Defying a veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly signaled support Tuesday for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by next March. Republican attempts to scu
CornHuskers For Surrender
ThreeSources friend The Everyday Economist, emails a link to this article and suggests that "Somewhere, Osama is smiling." Sad to see the US Senate voting for defeat. Curious to me was that the reasonably red state of Nebraska supplied both the switchers
Senate Votes 50-48 in Favor of Withdrawal Timeline
Let's just make sure we give an exact date so Al Qaeda and the Iranians can properly prepare.The Senate today narrowly endorsed a Democratic-led effort to set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq a year from now, voting down a Republican
Bush Repeats Veto Threat on Spending Bill That Includes Iraq Withdrawal Timetable
WASHINGTON — President Bush renewed his veto threat on an Iraq spending bill on Wednesday in the face of a defiant Senate that is set to pass legislation that includes an order for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq beginning 120 days after the bill is s
Senate supports timeline for withdrawal from Iraq!
Senate wants troops out of Iraq in 1 year (AP) Senate signals support for Iraq timeline By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 22 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Defying a veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly signaled support Tuesday for the
Senate signals support for Iraq timeline
AP - Defying a veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly signaled support Tuesday for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by next March. Republican attempts to scuttle the non-binding timeline failed on a vote of 50-48, largely alo
Sharpen Your Veto Pen
Sharpen Your Veto Pen Senator Mitch McConnell, who has been nothing short of brilliant in outmanuevering his Democratic colleagues on Iraq thus far, in particular ‘Dirty’ Harry Reid, is signalling a temporary retreat on the language requiring troop
Dems press Iraq vote despite veto threat
AP - Senate Democrats said Tuesday the White House's latest veto threat would not dissuade them from pushing ahead on legislation calling for combat troops to come home from Iraq within one year. As the Senate debated the bill Tuesday, the White House iss
The Enemy Within at it again...
SENATE DEFIES BUSH'S VETO WASHINGTON (AP) - Defying a veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly signaled support Tuesday for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by next March. Republican attempts to scuttle the non-binding timelin
Senate's Iraq vote may come down to wire
AP - An upcoming Senate vote on the Iraq war could come down to just one or two votes, testing Democratic unity on a proposal to begin bringing combat troops home. Democratic Sens. Mark Pryor (news, bio, voting record) and Ben Nelson (news, bio, voting re
Misreading McConnell
The Washington Post reports that Senate Republicans, led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, appear to have retreated from defending the White House on the supplemental funding bill for the Iraq war. The decision to forego a cloture battle gets analyzed as
"Weak" Dems Move To Bring The Troops Home
Remember when the Dems were called "weak", "paper tigers" and their resolution had "no teeth"? They got fucking teeth, now, my friends. No matter what you may think of the war, it took the Dems in Congress to stand up to a president who is demagogue out
Breaking News: Senate Preserves Withdrawal Deadline!
From CNN.com: Senate vote preserves withdrawal deadline WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defying a veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly signaled support Tuesday for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by next March. Republican attempts to
50-48: Senate Supports Retreat
The Washington Post:Senate Signals Support for Iraq Timeline The Senate today narrowly endorsed a Democratic-led effort to set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq a year from now, voting down a Republican amendment that would have stri
Senate GOP Will Not Block Iraq Bill
Senate GOP Will Not Block Iraq Bill Filed under: Politics/Gov't/Activism — Kerry Fox @ 8:45 pm WASHINGTON - Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he won’t block Senate passage of an Iraq war spending bill even if the GOP fails to kill its t
Senate GOP will not block Iraq bill
AP - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (news, bio, voting record) said Monday he will try to block a Democratic effort to force troop withdrawal but won't stand in the way of the Iraq spending bill that would contain it because he knows President Bu
On-Topic - Senate preserves house timeline to withdraw
Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi, has proposed striking the withdrawal provision, which GOP members say would broadcast the nation's war plans to the enemy and tie the hands of military commanders. "It's a bad message all the way around ...
Vote 50-48: Senate Signals Support for Defeat in Iraq
... that would have stripped the provision from a $122 emergency spending bill. Senators voted 50 to 48 to reject the amendment, which was introduced by Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Senate votes 50 to 48 to add expiration date to Iraq war
The majority defeated an amendment offered by Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi, the ranking Republican on the Appropriations Committee, that would have removed the date. The March 31, 2008, date is nonbinding, so the spending bill ...
COLEMAN VOTES FOR AMENDMENT STRIPPING OUT LANGUAGE ESTABLISHING A ...
Senator Coleman voted for an amendment offered by Senator Thad Cochran. "The amendment defeated today was proposed by Senator Thad Cochran, a Republican, and cosponsored by nearly a dozen others. It contained this language as its ...
Senate's Iraq Vote May Come Down to Wire
May Come Down to Wire An upcoming Senate vote on the Iraq war could come ... threats from President Bush and rallied Republicans. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., has proposed striking the ... "I think if the public timetable remains, ...
Let's end Bush's Humpty-Dumpty lexicography
The Senate's deadline is next March, but it is only a guideline (the House passed a hard deadline), and may not survive at all, if an amendment offered by Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) to strip any mention of a deadline from the bill is ...
Olbermann's Ooops
The most important error is that no filibuster was possible on the proposal in question. It was a Republican proposal, an amendment offered by Sen. Thad Cochran, a Republican from Mississippi, to the emergency Iraq spending bill. ...
Senate Approves Iraq Timetable
Senators voted 50 to 48 to reject the amendment, which was introduced by Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee. In vote several weeks ago on a similar measure, only 48 senators supported ...
US Senate backs troop withdrawal in 08
Additionally, GOP Sens. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and Gordon Smith of Oregon sided with the Democrats, assuring them of the majority they needed to turn back a challenge led by Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss. The presidents strategy is ...
Gordon Must Be Worried
Senators voted 50 to 48 to reject the amendment, which was introduced by Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee. And there was a sign that Oregon's own Gordon Smith is getting really ...
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