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02-20-2014, 10:29 AM
At a Jan. 23 fundraiser at the Whispering Woods hotel and conference center in Olive Branch, MS, a suburb of Memphis, TN, across the state line, the senior senator from Mississippi let his $500-a-plate audience know what he really wants to do: retire.
“He said he planned on retiring,” recalled a DeSoto County Republican in the room that evening, but “he was approached by individuals who had asked him to run again.”
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But the Mississippi senator has had a long career on the panel, and he has been especially successful on one front in particular: according to a review by Breitbart News, Cochran has more government buildings and programs named after himself than any current member of Congress.
At least 10 taxpayer-subsidized buildings bear Cochran’s name, and many more awards and government programs—even annual events throughout his state—laud the senior senator from Mississippi by pumping his ego with tax dollars.
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For quick reference, here is the list of all Cochran buildings, monuments, and programs included in this article:
Thad Cochran Center at the University of Southern Mississippi
Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Story at the University of Southern Mississippi
Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center at Mississippi State University
Thad and Rose Cochran Hall at the Mississippi University for Women
U.S. Department of Agriculture Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory
Thad Cochran Research Center at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)
Thad Cochran Center for Rural School Leadership and Research at Delta State University
Thad Cochran Research, Technology, and Economic Development Park in Starkville, MS
Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center
Thad Cochran U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse in Aberdeen, MS
Cochran Fellowship Program
Thad Cochran Distinguished Arts Educator Awards for Music and Theatre from the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education
2013 U.S. Senator Thad Cochran Forum on American Enterprise from the Mississippi Council on Economic Education
Thad Cochran Award for Public Service Banquet from the Mississippi Republican Party at the Hollywood Casino in Biloxi, MS
Thad Cochran Humanities Achievement Award from the Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration in Natchez, MS
US Senator Thad Cochran Mississippi Economics Teacher Award
Thad Cochran Grand Ballroom at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Department of Dance
More:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/02/19/Monument-Man-Thad-Cochran-s-Unbelievable-Skill-In-Having-Federally-Funded-Buildings-Named-After-Him
“He said he planned on retiring,” recalled a DeSoto County Republican in the room that evening, but “he was approached by individuals who had asked him to run again.”
...
But the Mississippi senator has had a long career on the panel, and he has been especially successful on one front in particular: according to a review by Breitbart News, Cochran has more government buildings and programs named after himself than any current member of Congress.
At least 10 taxpayer-subsidized buildings bear Cochran’s name, and many more awards and government programs—even annual events throughout his state—laud the senior senator from Mississippi by pumping his ego with tax dollars.
...
For quick reference, here is the list of all Cochran buildings, monuments, and programs included in this article:
Thad Cochran Center at the University of Southern Mississippi
Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Story at the University of Southern Mississippi
Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center at Mississippi State University
Thad and Rose Cochran Hall at the Mississippi University for Women
U.S. Department of Agriculture Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory
Thad Cochran Research Center at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)
Thad Cochran Center for Rural School Leadership and Research at Delta State University
Thad Cochran Research, Technology, and Economic Development Park in Starkville, MS
Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center
Thad Cochran U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse in Aberdeen, MS
Cochran Fellowship Program
Thad Cochran Distinguished Arts Educator Awards for Music and Theatre from the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education
2013 U.S. Senator Thad Cochran Forum on American Enterprise from the Mississippi Council on Economic Education
Thad Cochran Award for Public Service Banquet from the Mississippi Republican Party at the Hollywood Casino in Biloxi, MS
Thad Cochran Humanities Achievement Award from the Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration in Natchez, MS
US Senator Thad Cochran Mississippi Economics Teacher Award
Thad Cochran Grand Ballroom at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Department of Dance
More:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/02/19/Monument-Man-Thad-Cochran-s-Unbelievable-Skill-In-Having-Federally-Funded-Buildings-Named-After-Him