Thad Cochran, Republican Senator from Mississippi, is the Chairman of
the full Appropriations Committee in the 109th Congress. He has written
legislation supporting education programs such as teacher training,
vocational education, libraries, and educational television. He has also
served as a member of the National Education Goals Panel.

    *    Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private
tutors. (May 2001)
    *    Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private
tutors. (May 2001)
    *    Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education &
debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
    *    Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
    *    Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school
rules. (Mar 1999)
    *    Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
    *    Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
    *    Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
    *    Voted YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary
prayer. (Jul 1994)
    *    Voted YES on national education standards. (Feb 1994)
    *    Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education
votes. (Dec 2003)
    *    Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer.
(May 1997)

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