Lincoln, Pryor, Snyder Announce $2.2M for Arkansas’s National Cemeteries

Washington – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representative Vic Snyder (AR-02) today announced that national cemeteries in Fort Smith, Fayetteville and Little Rock will receive a total of $2,254,693 in Recovery Act funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to do … [Read more...]

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, Snyder, Ross Announce Gang Prevention Funds for Arkansas

Washington – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representatives Vic Snyder (AR-02) and Mike Ross (AR-04) today announced that Arkansans for a Safer Arkansas, located in Pine Bluff, will receive a total of $174,235 in U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) grants under its Project Safe … [Read more...]

Lincoln, Pryor, Berry, Snyder, Ross Announce $1M for Rural Law Enforcement Training

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 University of Arkansas System Criminal Justice Institute in Little Rock will receive a $1,000,000 U.S. Department of Justice … [Read more...]

Snyder’s Statement On President Obama’s Appointment Of Jack Lew As OMB Director

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Vic Snyder issued the following statement on President Barack Obama’s appointment of Jacob “Jack” Lew to serve as the next Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB):  “President Barack Obama has made some great appointments in his administration, … [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...]

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...]

Congressman Vic Snyder Votes with House to Approve Defense Acquisition Reform Bill

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vic Snyder joined 416 colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 5013, the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery (IMPROVE) Acquisition Act.  This bipartisan legislation would fundamentally reform how the Department of Defense purchases … [Read more...]

Lincoln, Pryor, Berry, Snyder, Ross Announce Funding for Little Rock Veterans Affairs Office

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 Veterans Affairs Office in Little Rock has received Recovery Act funding to hire additional employees to assist with processing … [Read more...]

Governor Mike Huckabee supports Scott Wallace For Congress

Josh Kraushaar - Politico The Republican establishment in Washington might be lining up behind former U.S. Attorney Tim Griffin in the race to succeed Rep. Vic Snyder (D-Ark.) but former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is throwing his support behind underdog Scott Wallace. … [Read more...]