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Mark Pryor is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure during his tenure. Pryor was known for his moderate stance and worked across party lines on various legislative initiatives. He was re-elected in 2008 but lost his bid for a third term in 2014, marking the end of his Senate career.
it is with a heavy heart that today I honor U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan J. Richardson from Bald Knob, AR, and pay tribute to his life and service to our country. Sergeant Richardson was a fire support specialist who lost his life from wounds…
There is going to be an economic impact of about $100 million annually to Pine Bluff and that area.
I wish to show my colleagues this chart I have in the Chamber that talks about America's fiscal condition. This chart came out of the CQ Today edition of Tuesday, February 2. As you can see, it takes the fiscal year 2011 revenue estimates…
Right now in America, most families are figuring out where they can cut the budget. Most families are figuring out what the extras are that even though we don't want to give them up, we have to give them up. That is what America is doing…
I want to tell you right now, our children and grandchildren do not appreciate what we are doing to them. We have to take responsibility for us living beyond our means. The way I look at this is that in America for too long, we have lived…
I commend both Senator Sessions and Senator McCaskill for the work on their amendment. As I said, I voted for previous editions of it. I think it has one major flaw, and that is it only deals with discretionary spending. I know it does…
I ask my colleagues to look at my amendment. It reduces discretionary spending caps by $77 billion relative to President Obama's budget in 2011, 2012, and 2013. It also requires the fiscal commission to find an additional $77 billion to…
The Pryor amendment freezes all discretionary spending caps at the level proposed by President Obama in the year 2011. So it does have a discretionary freeze. It freezes all discretionary spending caps for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 at 40…
I know this Nation is in a fiscal crisis. Anybody who is paying attention to the details understands that. We have to get serious about deficit reduction. I believe that in order to do so, we have to look at the full picture. We can't just…
We must not forget the reasons why the more deliberative rulemaking process was established for the FTC in the first place.
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