On Wednesday, June 4, Senator Cochran spoke at the Mississippi Delta Grassroots Caucus Conference in Washington, D.C. 

In a recap of the event, Executive Director Lee Powell wrote:

"SENATE SESSION–During one period at the Senate Russell building, we had superb presentations from Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the Arkansan Rex Nelson of the Delta Regional Authority, and Dr. J.Y. Trice, long-time mayor of Rosedale, Mississippi and a legendary grassroots leader in the region. Dr. Trice, an African American Democrat, spoke eloquently of his long-time support for the Republican Sen. Cochran, who was particularly instrumental in securing passage of the farm bill, along with Reps Mike Ross and Marion Berry and Senators Lincoln and Pryor (AR), Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO), Rep. Rodney Alexander (LA), Rep. John Tanner (TN), and others from the Delta.

Many of us thought that moment with Dr. Trice and Sen. Cochran was especially poignant, in demonstrating the spirit of bipartisanship and regional unity. We should reflect that when Dr. Trice and Sen. Cochran were young men in the days of Jim Crow, they could not have been speakers at the same meeting together. While we still have a long way to go in the Delta, we have made progress in many ways."

To read the more about the event and from Lee Powell, click here.

Snapshots from the event:

Photos by Laymon Edward Jones

Mississippi Delta Grassroots Caucus Executive Director Lee Powell and Senator Cochran at the annual Delta Grassroots Caucus Initiative.

Senator Cochran and Mayor James F. Valley of Helena, Arkansas at the Delta Grassroot Caucus Initiative event.