He led the Appropriations Committee in 2005-06 and regained the chairmanship in January 2015, when the GOP retook the Senate.
Known for working across party lines, Cochran easily won most of his re-election campaigns. However, he struggled before winning a 2014 Republican primary over a tea party-backed state lawmaker who received financial support from libertarian-leaning groups that criticized Cochran as a big spender.
That Mississippi mud will feel good.
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