Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) will chair a hearing of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee tomorrow, Tuesday, March 9, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern) in Room 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building.

The Subcommittee will discuss the fiscal year 2005 budget needs for border and transportation security. Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, Department of Homeland Security, will testify before the Subcommittee.

**NOTE: Audio from the hearing will be carried live on the Senator's web site at www.senate.gov/~cochran/ Click on the blue text box under the Senator's photograph.