Thad Cochran: “We want to try to be responsive in this budget, and so we are going to continue to focus on fair trade practices.”

We want to know what the priorities are for funding.

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…

If we go back in sequestration, what affect would it have on the Corps of Engineers, Mr. Speer?

And I plan to use my best efforts to identify the areas that we can make improvements in, and take a hard look, but at the same time realize we need to get a bill.