[Senator Pryor submitted the following statement to the Congressional Record] It is with a heavy heart that today I honor Lance Cpl. Richard R. Penny from Greenland, Arkansas, and pay tribute to his life and service to our country. Lance Cpl. Penny was a machine gunner assigned to the 1st … [Read more...]
Pryor meets students from the Arkansas School for the Deaf in Front of Flags of Patriotism
May 8, 2010 by
Senator Mark Pryor meets with students from the Arkansas School for the Deaf in front of flags they made to demonstrate their patriotism. He also spoke with the students about his legislation to improve access to materials on the Internet for the deaf and blind. … [Read more...]
Pryor Unveils Bill to Improve Internet and Technology Access for Blind and Deaf Community
May 4, 2010 by
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark Pryor today unveiled legislation to improve access to the Internet and other technologies for blind and deaf individuals. He discussed the legislation today with faculty and students at the School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind in Little Rock, … [Read more...]
Lincoln, Pryor, Berry, Snyder, Ross Announce Funding for Little Rock Veterans Affairs Office
April 20, 2010 by
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...]
Statement by Senator Mark Pryor on the Ouachita National Forest ATV Trails Issue
April 12, 2010 by
I welcome today’s news that Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack, along with the Forest Service, will halt implementation of its plan to limit access to ATV riders at the Wolf Pen Gap trail complex. It allows the Forest Service to gain a better understanding of the area by incorporating scientific data … [Read more...]
Pryor to Meet Travels to Little Rock, Conway, Poplar Grove, Wynne, Hot Springs, and Bryant
March 29, 2010 by
WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator Mark Pryor today said he is looking forward to traveling the state this week and hearing from communities about economic development, health care, transportation and other critical issues. Below is Pryor’s schedule for the first week of the Senate’s spring recess. On … [Read more...]
Statement by Senator Mark Pryor on Health Care Reform
March 23, 2010 by
Seventy-five years ago, Majority Leader Joe T. Robinson helped enact Social Security to ensure our seniors could live with dignity. Thirty years later, Representative Wilbur Mills led the charge to create Medicare and Medicaid so seniors and the poor could receive necessary medical care. Today, … [Read more...]
Pryor Tracks Over 730 Allegations of Stimulus Waste
March 10, 2010 by
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark Pryor today said data he received from 20 federal agencies indicates that a portion of stimulus money is being mishandled, but that Inspectors General are aggressively following more than 730 allegations of potential wrongdoing. The data comes in response to … [Read more...]
Pryor, Merkley, Announce Energy-efficiency Renovations Program for Commercial Buildings
March 4, 2010 by
Senator Mark Pryor and Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced legislation Thursday to create jobs by promoting the installation of energy-efficient renovations in commercial and multi-family residential buildings. By utilizing rebates and low-interest loans, the “Building Star” program … [Read more...]
