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Article: SENATE APPROVES SEN. PRYOR MEASURE TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR PINE BLUFF'S FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING PROGRAM

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March 14, 2007
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The office of Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., issued the following press release:

Sen. Mark Pryor today announced an amendment he successfully attached to the Improving America's Security Act is a first step toward strengthening the capabilities of a program based in Pine Bluff, AR that has provided 79,000 emergency responders nationally with on-site equipment training and technical assistance.

"Ensuring that our first responders have the proper equipment and training is not an option but a must," Pryor said. "That's why I'm working to adequately fund Pine this highly popular on-site training program. I am proud this successful program is based out of Arkansas, but even more impressed with the ...

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