Mark Pryor Quotations

We're not accusing anyone of anything, ... But the American public has the right to know why gasoline prices have spiked so much since the hurricane and for the last year or so.

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 be able watch these student-athletes continue to grow as players, as students, and as adults, but I know that they will be extremely successful in anything that they do.

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.

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

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.

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

We're trying to get to the bottom of that.

The reason we don't see as much is because we have few role models.

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.

Everyone wants to know why -- why are gas prices so high?

As it currently stands, I don't see any extraordinary circumstances, ... extraordinary circumstances.

Ive offered to carry a check down to Arkansas myself.

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.

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.

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

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,

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.

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.

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.

It's one of those things, I think we'll know it when we see it. I certainly start with the presumption that there are no extraordinary circumstances.

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.

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 receiving COPS funding, and I will continue to fight for additional resources in the federal budget so that other communities may utilize this program.

They look forward to the battle in the South.

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.

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

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.

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.

Tom Cotton voted against preparing America for pandemics like Ebola...

Obviously in the Senate we have all types of different people, all kinds of different folks that have come from all types of different backgrounds—and I think that’s part of that sense of entitlement that he gives off is that, almost like, I served my country, let me into the Senate. But that’s not how it works in Arkansas.

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.

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.

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

You don't have to pass an IQ test to be in the Senate.

I'm a Democrat, but I'm really bipartisan - some people might say nonpartisan.

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

My view is, Democrat, Republican, it doesn't matter, my view is I'm in Washington to try to work with people.

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.

If peace had a smell,it would be the smell of a library full of old, leather-bound books.