GOP Sen. Thad Cochran grappling with illness
WASHINGTON (AP) " Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran is continuing to grapple with a urinary tract infection that has delayed a planned return to Washington.The GOP veteran, 79, has been absent from Washington for a month.The announcement, by Cochran's chief of staff Brad White, came as Republicans controlling the Senate had hoped to pass a budget measure that's a key step toward the party's goal of rewriting the tax code. It's unclear whether Cochran's absence will delay the budget [...]
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