Political Quotes

“today we honor the dedicated public service of my dear friend and colleague, Senator Mark Pryor from Arkansas. For Mark Pryor, public service is a calling--one that goes to the roots of who he is. Mark Pryor is the fifth generation in his family to serve in public office. Beholden to no party, no special interests, Senator Pryor's singular objective in Washington has been to make lives better for the people of the State his family calls home. The sign on his desk says ``Arkansas comes first.'' It was his father's campaign slogan a generation ago, and that's the priority that guided Mark Pryor from the day he arrived in the Senate. When Senator Pryor learned that a widow in Greenwood, AR, was being deprived death benefits because her husband died at home, instead of in combat, Senator Pryor crafted an amendment to change that Pentagon rule, restoring the full death benefit for the widow--and fixing it permanently so it would be available to other surviving spouses. A deeply patriotic man, with a profound respect for those who serve, Senator Pryor is the author of the HIRE At Home Act, which encourages companies to consider military experience for servicemembers reentering the workforce. But he has also fought to bring down the costs of Arkansans' prescriptions and to protect the social safety net. When FEMA demanded back pay for Federal disaster aid it provided to Arkansas, Senator Pryor made sure the rule got changed.…”