Miss. Public Broadcasting: Speculation on Cochran's Future Abounds

Rumors continue to swirl about the political future of Mississippi’s powerful senior U.S. Senator, Thad Cochran. Correspondent Matt Laslo has been asking around about his health and his future at the U.S. Capitol and sent us this dispatch from Washington.

At 80-years-old, Cochran has been a fixture in the Capitol for decades. He was sent to Washington in 1978, which puts him in the history books among the nation’s longest-serving senators. He used to chair the Agriculture Committee and he is still Chair of the Appropriations – or spending – Committee, but he’s slowed down a lot after struggling with health problems last year. We caught up with him in the Capitol and he reassured us his health is better.

"I'm doing well," Cochran told The LCB’s Matt Laslo at his Capitol Hill office…

LISTEN: The entire LCB interview is available at Mississippi Public Broadcasting.