Lincoln, Pryor, Berry, Snyder, Ross Announce $40M to Improve Arkansas’s Lowest-Achieving Schools

Washington - U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representatives Marion Berry (AR-01), Vic Snyder (AR-02) and Mike Ross (AR-04) today announced that Arkansas will receive $40,196,637 million in Recovery Act funds to make improvements to its persistently lowest-achieving schools. … [Read more...]

Lincoln, Pryor, Berry Announce $2.2M for Arkansas’s First-Generation, Low-Income College Students in Northeast Arkansas

Washington - U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representative Marion Berry (AR-01today announced that eight Northeast Arkansas colleges and universities will receive a total of $2,222,357 in U.S. Department of Education grants to fund Student Support Services programs, which … [Read more...]

Congressman Berry’s Statement on House Passage Military Construction and Veterans’ Affairs Act

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed H.R. 5822, the Military Construction and Veterans’ Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2011. This bill lays out the $141 billion dollar fiscal plan for investment in projects and programs specific to the needs of our veterans and military … [Read more...]

Lincoln, Pryor, Berry Announce Rural Development Funds for Ozark Heritage Center in Leslie

Washington - U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representative Marion Berry (AR-01) today announced that the Ozark Heritage Art Center in Leslie will receive a $34,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Grant to purchase a new heating and air conditioning … [Read more...]

Lincoln, Pryor, Berry, Snyder, Ross Announce $125K for Disease Prevention Programs for Seniors

Washington – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representatives Marion Berry (AR-01), Vic Snyder (AR-02) and Mike Ross (AR-04) today announced that the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services will receive a $125,000 grant to continue its Arkansas Empowering Older Adults … [Read more...]

Statement on Batesville Soldier William C. Yauch, who was killed in Iraq on June 14th, 2010

“I was saddened to hear we have lost an American patriot in combat. Specialist William C. Yauch of Batesville, Arkansas fought with honor for his country, and I hope that all Arkansans will take the time to remember his bravery and the family he leaves behind.”  “In facing our enemies, we make … [Read more...]

Statement from Congressman Marion Berry Regarding the Attached FEMA Letter

“This is just another attempt by FEMA and the federal government to confiscate our land. I plan to resist this with every fiber of my being, and hope these local governments refuse to pass these ordinances.” JPG PDF FEMA Letter (2) … [Read more...]

Congressman Berry is appointed to Subcommittee on Homeland Security

Washington, D.C. – On May 12, it was announced that Congressman Marion Berry will be appointed to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security.   “I am looking forward to the opportunity to serve my country as a new member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland … [Read more...]

Arkansas Delegation Sends Letters to President, FEMA disaster declaration for nine counties

Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor along with U.S. Representatives Marion Berry (AR-01), Vic Snyder (AR-02), John Boozman (AR-03), and Mike Ross (AR-04) this week sent letters to President Barack Obama and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig … [Read more...]

New Scholarship for the Children of Some Deceased Veterans

WASHINGTON – The children of military personnel who died in the line of duty since Sept. 10, 2001 can apply for an educational scholarship similar to the new Post-9/11 GI Bill.  Benefits are retroactive to Aug. 1, 2009. The scholarship, which is administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, … [Read more...]