Mark Pryor Quotes (27 Quotes)

I worked very closely with Arsenal and community leaders to solidify Pine Bluff's position as the sole producer of white phosphorus, ... I am pleased Congress heeded our call for funding, and now we can look forward to enhanced safety and economic efficiency at the facility.

Thats a drop in the bucket compared to what the state government and the people of Arkansas have put into helping the victims of the hurricane.

In today's rapidly changing and volatile world, the United States must stay at least one step ahead of our enemies.

Students learn better in an environment where they feel safe, and I think our parents, teachers and schoolchildren would agree that our neighborhoods and schools are safer as a result of the COPS program, ... I am pleased that Mountain Home will be receiv

It's very difficult for consumers to go to the gas pump and pay record high prices for gas and then open the business page and see where oil companies are making record profits.

I oppose same-sex marriage, and I have struggled and prayed about the best course of action I can take, on behalf of Arkansans, to ensure the sanctity of marriage exists only between a man and woman.

Kerry is going to talk about the issues that people in the South care about, ... He's going to talk about jobs, he's going to talk about the economy ...You look at health care, the South basically as a region is the most uninsured part of the country.

Let's clean up the Senate and return to politics of common ground.

We need to make sure Americans are getting a square deal when they fill up at the pump. I have my doubts about that.

As we consider legislation, we must also be careful to ensure that any new regulatory regime reserves sufficient authority to ensure that competitive dynamics in communications markets are maintained,

I believe it is essential that we close the security gaps that put our nation at risk, and I will continue to fight for the funding that will secure high-risk targets, such as our ports and borders.

Our men and women in uniform put their lives on the line for our nation every day; they should not have to jeopardize their financial well-being as well.

I have significant concerns about reducing the 188th Fighter Wing's capabilities, and will fight tooth and nail against attempts to reduce its personnel or take away aircraft.

This is a new age in America. We must rise to the challenge, and working together, we will become a stronger nation.

Words can not truly express how proud I am of these young women for all that they were able to do this year. The results really speak for themselves, and anyone that competed against these girls this past fall knows that. My only regret is that I will not

It is very hard for people of my state ... to go to the gas pump and pay record-high prices and then open the business page (of newspapers) and see the oil companies making record-high profits.

As a Democrat in this Senate, I felt aggrieved by some things the other side has done. I have no doubt they feel aggrieved about some of the things we have done.

I look forward to the new economic opportunities that are ahead for Crittenden County.

There is nothing free or fabulous about these bogus offers, ... These 'discount vacation packages' often cost consumers more than airfare, hotel and fees would cost them separately.

What we know today is that children all over America have the right to learn-whether their ancestors came to America on slave ships or the Mayflower.

Like it or not, the people of Arkansas sent me to Washington to represent them in this great body.

As I traveled my home state last month, I heard from countless citizens who believe the oil companies are taking advantage of them, and can you blame them ... It's hard for the people in my state as I am sure it is for the people in your home states to pay record high prices at the pump, while at the same time opening up the paper and seeing oil companies making record profits.

It's very difficult for Americans to go to the gas station and fill up their gas tanks and pay a record price at the pump... and see the record profits the oil industry is making. It doesn't sit well with our people back home.

If Bush nominates another conservative activist judge, there will be problems in the Senate.

I don't know if his travel plans changed or we got mixed up with the schedule, ... Supposedly he's traveling. I don't know if its in-state or out of state.

Life does not stand still for families and local communities when our brave men and women are deployed, but we can make their time apart more bearable by recognizing their sacrifice and fulfilling our commitments to them.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to honor the greatest champion of racial equality who taught a nation - through compassion and courage - about democracy, nonviolence and racial justice.