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.
How common is that around the country, where you have a--sort of a State-oriented public TV system, but, on satellite, not everyone in the State has access to that system?
I feel like the previous administration kind of handled this sloppily, and established a pilot program.
The safety programs at PHMSA, like other safety programs at the Department of Transportation, should always be made better and more effective through the use of more accurate data and new technology developed through continued research.
There's a lot more that FMCSA can do to have an appreciable impact on the number of crashes, injuries, and fatalities caused by large trucks that continue to plague our highways.
Making sure this agency has the right laws and regulations on the books and the resources to enforce these laws is a very important key to this agency's mission, and that would be safety.
I'll go ahead and call this hearing to order, and I want to thank all of our people here in the audience for joining us today.





