Thad Cochran
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"William Thad Cochran" is the senior United States Senate/United States Senator from Mississippi and a member of the Republican Party (United States)/Republican Party. First elected to the Senate in 1978, he is currently the Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations/Senate Appropriations Committee, which he previously chaired from 2005 to 2007. He also chaired the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry/Senate Agriculture Committee from 2003 to 2005 . Cochran is the Seniority in the United States Senate/third most-senior Senator and the second most-senior Republican member. Cochran won reelection to a seventh term in 2014, after defeating Chris McDaniel in an intense primary United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2014/run-off election.

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President Reagan had a contagious sense of optimism. He believed deeply America was capable of solving our problems through our democratic process of self-government, and that other nations could do the same.

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We have to make sure that we are a force for peace and stability in the world, and that we're prepared to defend freedom and the security of the American people.

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Well, I'm not saying that we're solving every problem or arresting every person that ought to be arrested and deported, but we're doing a better job than has been done in the past.

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Well, I think the president has clearly submitted us a tight budget, but it's what's called for if we're going to get spending under control and keep the economy moving in the right direction, with economic growth and job creation activity.

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I think in national security, the war in Iraq is troublesome and a difficult challenge, but our troops and the military leaders we have are managing that situation, although it continues to be very risky and very dangerous.

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We have an opportunity, but we have an obligation to senior citizens and to the younger people who are entering the workforce today to help ensure that they are going to be able to trust the government to have a workable program that benefits them as well.

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And I think we're going to have a healthier and a better educated workforce if the president's budget requests for increases are approved.

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Well, I think the president is going to do well in terms of his influence for positive change here in the Congress, making sure that we don't overspend, making sure that we spend for only those programs that are justified.

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We are a better Nation and the world is a safer place because of Ronald Reagan.

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