Thad Cochran Delays Return To DC As He Continues Grappling With Illness

Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss. speaks to his supporters following his victory over Democrat Travis Childers and Reform Party candidate Shawn O'Hara, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at his victory party in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo... Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss. speaks to his supporters following his victory over Democrat Travis Childers and Reform Party candidate Shawn O'Hara, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at his victory party in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) MORE LESS
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran is continuing to grapple with a urinary tract infection that has delayed a planned return to Washington.

The GOP veteran, 79, has been absent from Washington for a month.

The announcement, by Cochran’s chief of staff Brad White, came as Republicans controlling the Senate had hoped to pass a budget measure that’s a key step toward the party’s goal of rewriting the tax code. It’s unclear whether Cochran’s absence will delay the budget debate. Republicans control the Senate with a narrow 52-48 margin.

White said Cochran’s wife told him late Saturday that the infection had returned. His office had said last week that Cochran would return to work on Monday.

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