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Cochran to resign from Senate next month
The Hill ^ | March 5, 2018 | Jordain Carney

Posted on 03/05/2018 2:05:50 PM PST by jazusamo

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) on Monday said he will resign from the Senate next month, saying his "health has become an ongoing challenge."

"I intend to fulfill my responsibilities and commitments to the people of Mississippi and the Senate through the completion of the 2018 appropriations cycle, after which I will formally retire from the U.S. Senate," Cochran said in a statement.

He is set to resign from his seat on April 1, according to his office.

Cochran is the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. His announcement comes as Congress aims to pass a mammoth government funding bill by March 23, and after months of speculation about his health.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: 115th; 2018midterms; cochran; elderly; mississippi; ms2018; retirement; thadcochran; ussenate
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1 posted on 03/05/2018 2:05:50 PM PST by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

April 1st? Hmmmmm...


2 posted on 03/05/2018 2:07:49 PM PST by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
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To: jazusamo

He had no business running for reelection last time. It was a shameful and pathetic end for his career.


3 posted on 03/05/2018 2:08:46 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: jazusamo

One last round of pork...


4 posted on 03/05/2018 2:10:40 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: jazusamo

He’s 80 y/o. I think it’s time. Hopefully, the GOP has someone ready to step in or run for that seat.


5 posted on 03/05/2018 2:11:43 PM PST by lee martell
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To: jazusamo

But, seriously, I bet the private polling for Wicker is not looking too great and this “retirement” is something engineered by Barbour & McConnell to help Wicker.


6 posted on 03/05/2018 2:11:45 PM PST by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Agreed, he definitely has age issues.


7 posted on 03/05/2018 2:12:05 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo

Come on Thad, don’t wait, do it today!!! Do it before the 15th for sure.


8 posted on 03/05/2018 2:14:57 PM PST by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: jazusamo

People in MS seem truly uninformed about their choices, but they did vote to keep the Confederate portion on the state flag, something no other state has dared do. And they still call the team The Rebels, didn’t back down on that. They are not too good at picking reliable conservative senators.


9 posted on 03/05/2018 2:16:25 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: zerosix

So what happens? Will the Governor appoint someone to fill his term, or will there be a special election?


10 posted on 03/05/2018 2:16:32 PM PST by theoilpainter
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To: Theodore R.

Is McDaniel from Miss?


11 posted on 03/05/2018 2:17:25 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: jazusamo

Betcha they wheel him out of the Senate on a gurney first...


12 posted on 03/05/2018 2:17:50 PM PST by Popman
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To: House Atreides

Now Chris McDaniel may be tempted to switch to run in a special election for the Cochran seat, which does not expire until Jan. 2021.


13 posted on 03/05/2018 2:17:53 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: jazusamo

The Bush League Republicans are already lining up another Cheap Labor Express stooge.

They robbed McDaniel of this seat last time rather than let the citizens have any representation.


14 posted on 03/05/2018 2:18:06 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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MAGA!

Support Free Republic, Folks!


15 posted on 03/05/2018 2:18:14 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Chris McDaniel is a MS state senator.


16 posted on 03/05/2018 2:18:22 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: theoilpainter
I think the position will be vacant until filled in November’s general election. So this vile creature (tool of the GOP establishment) does damage to Trump’s agenda on his way out. He could have retired effective in calendar year 2017 and had the vacancy filled by a special election,
17 posted on 03/05/2018 2:20:25 PM PST by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
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To: House Atreides

Wicker is a cousin of the late Fred Thompson; I would imagine he will win his primary easily, considering the regard people in MS have always held for incumbency.


18 posted on 03/05/2018 2:20:39 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: Popman

You may well be right, he doesn’t look good.


19 posted on 03/05/2018 2:20:45 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: Theodore R.

Good. He should run against Wieker. Appoint a conservative to Corcorans seat and let him win in November.


20 posted on 03/05/2018 2:21:21 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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