Republican John Boozman, Defeats Senator Blanche Lincoln. John Boozman, the co-founder of Boozman-Hof Regional Eye Clinic in Rogers. Lincoln, chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee. Boozman, criticized Lincoln for supporting President Barack Obama's health care bill. Republican Rick Crawford … [Read more...]
Lincoln Secures Aid for Poultry Growers
March 11, 2010 by
Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry today announced that the U.S. Senate has approved aid to poultry producers as part of a Lincoln-led disaster package included in the American Workers, State and Business … [Read more...]
National Guard Youth Foundation Honors Senator Lincoln
February 25, 2010 by
Washington – United States Senator Blanche Lincoln last night was honored by the National Guard Youth Foundation for her dedicated support of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGE program, which provides intervention, guidance and encouragement in the lives of at-risk youth. The program targets … [Read more...]
Lincoln, Pryor Outline Arkansas Priorities As Student Loan Reform Legislation Takes Shape
February 17, 2010 by
Washington – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor today outlined their Arkansas priorities for student loan reform legislation in a letter to Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). The committee is currently evaluating … [Read more...]
A Friend to Rural Water Lincoln Recognized
February 10, 2010 by
(Above Left to Right): Steve Wear, National Rural Water Association, National Director for Arkansas; Dennis Sternberg, Executive Director, Arkansas Rural Water Association, U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln; Fred Sheldon, President of the National Rural Water Association. Washington – U.S. Senator … [Read more...]
Lincoln:Pump Installed at Buffalo River to Stop Sewage
February 8, 2010 by
Little Rock – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) today commended the Arkansas Rural Water Association and Arkansas Natural Resources Commission for working together to stop the flow of sewage into Mill Creek, a tributary of the Buffalo National River. A broken pump caused by the January … [Read more...]
Lincoln Receives A Rating from NAACP
February 6, 2010 by
Little Rock - U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) has received an "A" rating from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for her votes on civil rights legislation in 2009. "I am proud of my record fighting for pay fairness, health care coverage for all … [Read more...]
Lincoln Joins Colleagues Introducing Bipartisan Bill To Block Funding of 9/11 Conspirators in Civilian Court
February 2, 2010 by
Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln today held a press conference with several of her Senate colleagues to introduce bipartisan legislation that would cut off funding for the trials of the 9/11 conspirators in civilian court. The Senators favor trial by military commission. “I have serious … [Read more...]
