Thad Cochran: “One of the things we are proud of in our State is the fact we have a shipbuilding capability on the Mississippi gulf…”

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I wish to honor former Senator Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico, who passed away September 13 in Albuquerque. It was a privilege to call Pete a friend and to work with him as a Senate colleague and member of the Appropriations Committee…

I am concerned that the 22 percent funding cut proposed for NIH could negatively affect longstanding research endeavors.

Ensuring that the Corps has adequate funding to meet its responsibilities is a high priority of mine.