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Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran addresses supporters during an election night celebration after defeating Tea Party challenger Chris McDaniel in a run-off election in Jackson, Mississippi June 24, 2014. REUTERS/Lee Celano UNITED STATES Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS GM1EA6P0YF001WASHINGTON 鈥?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. stanley cup Cochran chief of staff Brad White came as Republicans controlling the Senate had hoped to pass a budget measure that a key step toward the party goal of rewriting the tax code. It unclear whether Cochran absence will delay the budget debate. Republicans control the Senate with a narrow 52-48 margin.White said Cochran wife told him late Saturday that the infection had stanley cup returned. His office had said last week that Cochran would return to work on Monday. Left: Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran addresses supporters during an election night celebration after defeating Tea Party challenger Chris McDaniel in a run-off election in Jackson, Mississippi June 24, 2014. REUTERS/Lee Celano stanley cup Go Deeper mississippi senate Fuuu Worried, hopeful and wary: Neighbors await Kim-Trump summit
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