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Senator Thad Cochran's Public Statements on Energy

Thad Cochran
Full Name: Thad Cochran
Office: U.S. Senate (MS) - Sr, Republican
First Elected: 11/07/1978
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Rose; 2 Children: Clayton, Katherine
Birth Date: 12/07/1937
Birth Place: Pontotoc, MS
Home City: Jackson, MS
Religion: Baptist

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March 7, 2013 Cochran Backs Bill to Expedite Natural Gas Exports to Allies Washington, DC
June 8, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy Unknown
March 15, 2012 Cochran: Curbing High Gas Prices Must be Priority Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2012 Cochran: New Farm Bill Must Continue to Promote Jobs, Combat Poverty in Rural Areas Washington, DC
Jan. 25, 2012 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
May 17, 2011 Cochran Statement on Bill to Drill U.S. Energy Producers Washington, DC
May 10, 2011 Cochran Cosponsors Legislation to Merge DOE & EPA into Single Federal Agency Washington, DC
April 7, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
March 9, 2011 Cochran & Wicker Cosponsor Bill to Extend Life of Gulf of Mexico Offshore Energy Leases Washington, DC
Feb. 17, 2011 Cochran, Wicker Sponsor Resolution Seeking Streamlined Offshore Energy Permit Process Washington, DC
Dec. 1, 2010 Cochran Statement on Policy Reversal for Offshore Energy Production Washington, DC
July 29, 2010 Cochran Cosponsors Alternative to Democratic Energy Bill Washington, DC
July 23, 2010 Wicker & Cochran Say Mississippi & Coastal States Deserve Fair Shore of Oil Revenue Washington, DC
June 23, 2010 Cochran Recommends Tailored Interior Dept. Response to Offshore Safety Needs After Drilling Moratorium Overturned Washington, DC
May 20, 2010 Cochran: Mississippi State Receives DOE Nuclear R&D Contract Washington, DC
Feb. 4, 2010 Cochran Advocates "No Cost Stimulus Act" in Jobs Debate Washington, DC
Oct. 22, 2009 Cochran & Wicker Encourage Interior Sec. Salazar To Continue Progress On Offshore Energy Plan Washington, DC
June 18, 2009 Hearing Of The Subcommittee On Energy And Water Development Of The Senate Appropriations Committee - Proposed Fy 2010 Budget Estimates For The United States Army Corps Of Engineers And The Bureau Of Reclamation Washington, DC
June 4, 2009 Hearing Of The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food And Drug Administration, And Related Agencies Subcommittee Of The Senate Appropriations Committee - Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations For The U.S. Department Of Agriculture Washington, DC
May 19, 2009 Hearing of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Funding and Oversight of the Department of Energy Washington, DC
March 2, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President, United States Washington, DC
Sept. 19, 2008 Letter to Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader, and Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Re: Protect American Energy Freedom Day Washington, DC
Sept. 10, 2008 Letter to Senate "Gang of 10", Re: Drop Proposed Severance Tax Washington, DC
Aug. 12, 2008 Letter to the Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader and the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Washington, DC
July 23, 2008 Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
July 22, 2008 Letter to Hon. Senator Robert C. Byrd, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate Washington, DC
July 17, 2008 Cochran Believes that the Senate Should Act Now on Comprehensive Energy Legislation Unknown
July 17, 2008 Daily Journal - Energy Policy Work Unknown
June 12, 2008 Addressing High Gas Prices Washington, DC
June 10, 2008 Consumer First Energy Act of 2008--Motion to Proceed--Continued Washington, DC
June 4, 2008 Climate Security Act Washington, DC
May 15, 2008 Food, Conservation, And Energy Act of 2008--Conference Report Washington, DC
June 20, 2007 Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives For The Nation Act Of 2007--Continued Washington, DC
May 21, 2007 Cochran Move To Increase The Strategic Petroleum Reserve Washington, DC
May 21, 2007 Statements On Introduced Bills And Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
July 26, 2006 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 - Motion to Proceed - Continued Washington, DC
July 20, 2004 Letter to Patrick H. Wood, III, Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Unknown
Nov. 21, 2003 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004-Conference Report Washington, DC
Nov. 5, 2003 Rural Utilities Service Broadband Loan Program Washington, DC
Sept. 16, 2003 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004-Continued Washington, DC
July 31, 2003 Energy Policy Act of 2003 - Continued Washinton, DC
June 11, 2003 Energy Policy Act of 2003 - Continued Washington, DC
June 11, 2003 Energy Policy Act of 2003 Washington, DC
April 7, 2003 Fiscal Year 2004 Budget for the Department of Energy's Office Washington, DC

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