COCHRAN COMMENT ON OBAMA VISIT TO GULFPORT, MISS.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s visit to Gulfport, Miss., on Monday to assess the impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico:

“I am glad the President paid a visit to our state.  We appreciate his attention to our concerns about the oil spill and its threats to our economic and environmental well-being.”