Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran postpones return to washington

Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran postpones his return to Washington, due to a prolonged urinary tract infection.

The senator has been advised by his physicians and other health care professionals to delay his return.

The chief of staff to Senator Cochran, Brad White released a statement earlier today saying that the Senator has expressed his intention to return to the Senate when his health permits, and to and to fulfill his commitment and duties to the people of his state.