Thad Cochran: “There is a request in the budget for funds for 97 Lightweight 155 Howitzers.”

I would like to review for the Senate the status of appropriations for fiscal year 2018. The Appropriations Committee has marked up 8 of the 12 regular appropriations bills for this fiscal year. The committee has also processed two…

I wish to commend Jennifer Santos for her service on the Senate Committee on Appropriations. She has served for 5 years as a very capable budget analyst for the Subcommittee on Defense. Her accomplishments have been very impressive and a…

I enjoyed working with him to reintroduce the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act yesterday.

the language in section 148 of the continuing resolution is included exactly as requested by the administration. It is consistent with language that has been adopted many times in past continuing resolutions. The appropriation for missile…