Sen. Thad Cochran Receives 2016 AVMA Advocacy award
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) July 28, 2016—The American Veterinary medical association (AVMA) has named Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) recipient of its 2016 Advocacy Award. Cochran, who accepted the award at a personal ceremony in Washington, D.C., was acknowledged for his many positive contributions to the advancement of impactful regulations in behalf of the veterinary profession.
“Sen. Cochran has long comprehended the vital function veterinarians play in protecting animal health and wellness as well as welfare, bolstering food security as well as security, as well as advancing animal science,” stated Dr. Joe Kinnarney, AVMA president. “He has a strong legislative record in support of the veterinary profession. I congratulate him on this well-deserved award as well as say thanks to him for his many years of advocacy in behalf of veterinary medicine.”
Cochran championed the national Veterinary medical service Act in 2003, which established the Veterinary medicine loan Repayment Program. To date, more than 300 veterinarians have took part in the program, which locations veterinarians in underserved neighborhoods in exchange for loan repayment. Cochran supports regulations to make the awards exempt from federal withholding tax, which would permit more veterinarians to be chosen for the program in the future. His other advocacy efforts include:
Serving as a chief co-sponsor of regulations establishing the new Veterinary services grant Program, which passed in the 2014 farm expense as well as will assist inform as well as train veterinarians for rural practice, as well as assist bolster veterinary methods in rural areas.
As a leading appropriator, ensuring veterinarians have federal resources needed to bolster food security as well as animal health, to conduct animal illness surveillance as well as lab diagnostics, to protect animal welfare as well as advance animal science.
Co-sponsoring more than a lots expenses throughout the years that advance animal health and wellness as well as the standing of the veterinary profession.
Cochran has had a long, distinguished career in government. In 1972, he was elected to the U.S. Congress for the fourth District, which included 12 counties in southwest Mississippi, as well as was re-elected in 1974 as well as 1976 with over 70 percent of the vote. In 1978, Cochran was elected to the U.S. Senate, ending up being the very first Republican in more than 100 years to win a statewide election in Mississippi. He has since been re-elected six times as well as is currently serving his seventh term in office. In the present 114th Congress, Cochran serves as chair of the Senate committee on Appropriations as well as chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. He likewise is a senior member on the Senate committee on Agriculture, Nutrition as well as Forestry, as well as serves on the Senate committee on rules as well as Administration.
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The AVMA, established in 1863, is one of the oldest as well as largest veterinary medical organizations in the world, with more than 88,000 member veterinarians around the world participated in a wide range of expert activities as well as devoted to the art as well as science of veterinary medicine.