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...]

Arkansans for Common Sense Tied to Marion Berry’s Son Airs Ads against Halter

Arkansans for Common Sense Ads attacking Democratic Senate hopeful Bill Halter trying to tie Halter to proposals to privatize Social Security. In response, to the attack ads Halter's campaign has bought the group's domain name “arkansansforcommonsense.com” brought up “Bailout Blanche Lincoln,” a … [Read more...]

Marion Berry Endorses Chad Causey for Congress

JONESBORO—Congressman Marion Berry announced his endorsement of Chad Causey’s campaign for Congress Wednesday, March 31. Causey, a Jonesboro native, is seeking the Democratic nomination for United States Congress from Arkansas’s First District. “Chad was a great public servant for the First … [Read more...]

Congressman Marion Berry talks about Alternative Healthcare on Open Mic

Congressman Marion Berry on KFFB’s Open mic talks about health care reform, hosted by KFFB’S General Manager and Owner Bob Connell. News Release MARION BERRY, United States Representative, First District, Arkansas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2010 On Wednesday, March 10, … [Read more...]

Delegation Announces Grants to Benefit Arkansas Firefighters

Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor along with U.S. Representatives Marion Berry (AR-01), Vic Snyder (AR-02), today announced federal grants to Arkansas fire departments through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. All … [Read more...]

Senator Blanche Lincoln’s Statement on Congressman Marion Berry

Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln today made the following statement regarding Congressman Marion Berry's decision to retire at the end of this term:  “I have worked closely with Congressman Berry since the days when I represented the First District, and he was serving in the White House … [Read more...]

Congressman Marion Berry Announces Retirement

Washington, D.C. –   After serving Arkansas’s First Congressional District for 7 terms, Congressman Marion Berry (D-AR, 1st) announced today in the following statement that he would not seek reelection in 2010.    “Since 1997, the people of the First Congressional District of Arkansas have … [Read more...]

Lincoln, Pryor, Berry, Snyder, Ross Announce $4.8 Million for Green Jobs 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) announced today that the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board/ Department of Workforce Services will receive $4,866,479 in U.S. Department of Labor grants … [Read more...]

Lincoln, Pryor and Berry on Martin Luther King

Lincoln Commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Will Participate in Little Rock Marade With Family Little Rock – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln and her family will join fellow Arkansans to take part in the 26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., marade in downtown Little Rock on Monday, … [Read more...]

Berry to Keynote Annual Coon Supper

JONESBORO, AR – U.S. Representative Marion Berry (D-AR, 1st) will be the keynote speaker at Friday night’s annual Gillett Coon Supper. Members of the press are encouraged to attend this event. Governor Mike Beebe, Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and other notable officials are also expected … [Read more...]