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Mark Pryor

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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.

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Mar 10, 2010

it is with great sadness that I come to the floor today to talk about SGT Vincent L.C. Owens from Fort Smith, AR. His life of service to our Nation is a shining example of a true American patriot. Sergeant Owens lost his life while serving…

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Mar 10, 2010

I know that we see some of these charts with how many arrests have been made in these agencies.

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Mar 10, 2010

And my understanding is you are only doing about 10 percent right now. Is that right?

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Mar 10, 2010

The two words you mentioned are 'challenged' and 'backlogged.'

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Mar 10, 2010

Do you have a sense of what your oldest backlog is?

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Mar 10, 2010

And that is because of budget issues?

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Mar 10, 2010

Let me ask about your impression of this--I know there is no empirical data on this, but is your impression that there is a bigger problem with the new hires, that people may be intentionally trying to infiltrate and go in and try to do…

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Mar 10, 2010

I know this isn't the focus of this hearing, but in those task forces, are you seeing evidence of State and local corruption as well?

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Mar 10, 2010

Mr. Perkins mentioned the Crispin case, and he mentioned a figure of $5 million. What is typical? How much money does it take to corrupt a Border Patrol officer?

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Mar 10, 2010

How far behind are you on the periodic background checks?

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Mar 10, 2010

Does a chart like this tell the whole story?

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Mar 9, 2010

your three Fs are fair, flexible, and focused because I do think you have to be fair, but also you have to be flexible.

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