Watch this video of Pat Bruce from Madison County as she shares why her story of why she supports Senator Thad Cochran.

View video highlights below of Senator Cochran’s speech at the monthly luncheon of the Lafayette County Republican Women’s Club on Wednesday, August 13.  Click here for more information and to view photographs of the event.

On Thursday morning of last week, Senator Cochran visited the Lafayette Pediatric Clinic in support of the Reach Out and Read program.  Cochran read to a group of young patients in the clinic’s waiting room, emphasizing the importance of reading aloud to children. 

Below: Pictures from the event

Senator Cochran receives a round of applause after reading “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.”

Farryn Davis hugs a new book that was given to her after a visit to the Lafayette Pediatric Clinic.  Clinics who are involved with the Reach Out and Read program give every child a new book each visit until they reach the age of 5. 

Reach Out and Read’s National Center issued a news release which stated the following:

The program has gained broad bipartisan support in Congress, and Senator Cochran has been a leading advocate in Washington for the program’s federal funding.  “Senator Cochran has been a terrific champion for Reach Out and Read,” said Dr. Barry Zuckerman, founder of the program.  “We’re grateful for his strong leadership on behalf of young children in Mississippi and across the country.”
Lafayette Pediatric Clinic participates in Reach Out and Read (ROR), a national children’s literacy program that focuses on young children at risk of entering school unprepared to learn. At every checkup, clinicians in ROR guide and encourage parents to read aloud to their young children every day, and give each child a carefully selected new, developmentally and culturally appropriate book. 

Also, Click here to read a great article written by the Oxford Eagle about the event.

Click here for more pictures from the event or check in our Events section.

Sen. Thad Cochran is taking over the post of Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee (SAC-D) from indicted Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska).

View the video footage below of Senator Cochran’s speech at Pontotoc’s 4th of July celebration.

Video footage by Micah Ginn

Click here to check out photographs of the MDOT sign dedication ceremony in Biloxi, Mississippi, honoring civil rights leader Dr. Gilbert R. Mason.  Senator Cochran made remarks at the event along with Michael Janus, State Representative and South Mississippi Field Rep. for Cochran.   Janus played a significant role in authoring a bill this year dedicating a stretch of Highway 90 in honor of Dr. Gilbert Mason.

Photo by Pat Morris

Senator Cochran addresses the crowd at the MDOT ceremony honoring Dr. Gilbert R. Mason, Sr.

For more photos of the event, visit our Events section.

Senator Cochran spoke on the U.S. Senate floor in opposition to climate change legislation in early June.  He shared his concerns about the Climate Security Act of 2008.  Read some of his remarks below.

“Mr. President, My staff members and I hear from Mississippians every day about the crippling effects of high energy prices. We all understand the need for increasing clean energy supplies and I hope that we will continue to work to do that, and to develop other innovative solutions to this great problem. But the bill we are now considering will not accomplish that goal.
 
Instead, this legislation will have a detrimental effect on our economy. It will contribute to higher overall costs of living, and it will be especially harmful to lower income families.
 
According to projections by the Energy Information Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, energy costs are projected to rise because of this legislation. Energy prices are already at an all time high. We cannot afford to increase these costs even further. By 2030, increased costs for delivered coal could range between 405 percent and 804 percent. Natural gas prices could rise between 34 percent and 107 percent. And, gasoline prices could go up to between 17 percent and 41 percent. Although the substitute amendment we are considering imposes yearly cost ceilings, these high prices will still be realized unless improbable advancements in alternative energy production such as 70 new nuclear reactors and 68 billion gallons of ethanol are produced.
 
Various projections of this bill show that not only will prices increase, Americans could lose jobs as industries struggle to keep costs down. I’m proud of the new era of manufacturing that Mississippi is entering. I don’t want Mississippians to lose jobs we have fought so hard to obtain. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Energy Information Administration suggest that this bill could reduce the United States’ gross domestic product by as much as 7 percent by 2050, and could reduce the United States’ manufacturing output by almost 10 percent in 2030. A reduction in output means that industry will need fewer workers in order to keep their costs down. A need for fewer workers will result in job losses, and unemployment rates in my State are already too high…”

Click here to continue reading Cochran’s remarks on the Climate Security Act of 2008.

Click here to check out our events section for coverage and more photographs of the ribbon cutting ceremony for the launch of the NOAA Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®) in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Photo by Patrick Fink of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Senator Cochran participates in the presentation of the PORTS key to the Port of Gulfport.

Senator Cochran plans to attend and make remarks at the dedication ceremony celebrating the launch of Gulfport Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®) today at 1 p.m.  The event will be located at the Hancock Plaza in Gulfport, Mississippi. 

Information from Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
NOAA/National Ocean Service:

“NOAA Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems (PORTS®) are nearshore ocean observing systems developed by the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, which is a part of NOAA’s National Ocean Service. Tailored to the specific needs of local communities, PORTS® measures, integrates, and disseminates observations of water levels, currents, salinity, wind, and bridge clearance, all of which help mariners successfully guide ships into and out of the nations busiest ports. The information made available by PORTS® results in economic benefits essential for the movement of goods, services, and people throughout the 25,000 miles of waterways, ports, and other navigable waters, as well as over 3,700 marine terminals that consist of the US marine transportation system.”