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Cochran New SAC-D Ranking Member

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Thursday, July 31st, 2008

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Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) is taking over the post of Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee (SAC-D) from Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), who was indicted Tuesday on seven felony charges. The shift is not seen affecting the direction of defense spending much, particularly because Cochran is the ranking member of the full Senate Appropriations Committee. Under Senate Republican Conference rules, if a chair or ranking member of a committee is indicted for a felony, the person must step…

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