Mark Pryor

I ask consent that the Senate resume legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I rise to encourage my colleagues to support the nomination of James M. Moody to be a Federal judge in the Eastern District of Arkansas. He is highly qualified, completely noncontroversial, stellar across the board, and meets every…

there will be five votes at 11:15 a.m. tomorrow and a sixth vote at 3:15 p.m. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 360, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:57 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at 10 a.m…

I have a quick notification. We have two judges on the calendar from Arkansas, Calendar No. 565 and 570. I just alert the Senate that, at the proper time, I plan to ask unanimous consent to confirm these en bloc, and I have very strong…

I wish to respond and further explain. We have two judges pending on the calendar right now. In the sequence of judges to be considered, they are No. 2 and No. 7; one is Timothy Brooks and the other is James Moody. Tim Brooks was nominated…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 565 and 570; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon…

I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be an Under…

I rise today to talk about S. 1963, which is supported by well over 30 veterans organizations. I want to thank my colleagues for their help and their support of the military retirement pay restoration bill that repeals section 403 of the…

I rise for the purpose of notifying my colleagues that later today or tomorrow I intend to ask unanimous consent for two of my judge nominees to be voted on this week. Both are noncontroversial, both have been heartily endorsed by Senator…

today I rise in support of S. 1963, the Military Pay Restoration Act. Last year, the Senate passed the Bipartisan Budget Act--a bipartisan and bicameral agreement that funded our government, provided stability for our economy, and reduced…

I thank my colleague and friend from Colorado for his words about the farm bill. He and I are an example of how this bill is important to every region of the country. His kind of farming is very different than our kind of farming, but they…

I would say in conclusion, as I look on the floor and I see Senators from Alabama, from Maryland, from Maine, from Connecticut, agriculture touches each of these States. It touches them differently. Agriculture is truly a matter of…

We sure do. We handle, as the Senator says, everything from artichokes to catfish and everything in between. In our bill we take the entire Department of Agriculture, with the exception of forestry--that goes to another subcommittee--and…

That is exactly right. Had we not had those food inspectors, it literally could have shut down the poultry plants--but also the beef and pork and other types of facilities--overnight. It could have shut them down and been very disruptive…

I rise to talk about the business on the floor, which is the Omnibus appropriations bill. Let me start by thanking Chairwoman Mikulski for her leadership. She has put long hours in on this over the Christmas and New Year's break. When most…

I think this topic is critically important.

We think it is taking funds that were collected from consumers specifically for the 911 purpose and being redirected.

But, as it happens, I think most consumers would be surprised to know that if you are calling from a wireless phone, the 911 system may not be able to locate exactly where that person in need is.

So you think just, kind of, the nature of 4G LTE helps this issue considerably indoors?

It doesn't make any sense if there is an expectation from a consumer that you are paying for 911 funds out of their hard-earned money and it is being redirected to close budget shortfalls.

We definitely support collaboration, but we also realize that there are times, there are occasions when we do need a regulatory body to help us go down that path.