Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) today went to bat for Arkansas’s steel workers, taking the stand at the International Trade Commission (ITC) to seek trade relief for Arkansas companies suffering because of dumped and subsidized steel pipe imports from China. The petitioners from … [Read more...]
Arkansans Will Have Opportunity To Review Health Reform Amendments
December 2, 2009 by
Lincoln: Arkansans Will Have Opportunity To Review Health Reform Amendments at my Web site Amendments to be posted at www.lincoln.senate.gov Washington – After Senate Republicans objected Monday to U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln’s proposal to require each Senator to post online any amendment he … [Read more...]
Senator Blanche Lincoln Anncounes New Staff Secretary
December 2, 2009 by
Senator Blanche Lincoln is pleased to announce that Marni Goldberg has joined her Washington, DC staff as Press Secretary. Marni will serve as the primary contact for inquires related to Senator Lincoln’s official work in the United States Senate. She can be reached at 202-224-5580, or … [Read more...]
Lincoln’s Response to Obama’s Strategy for Afghanistan
November 25, 2009 by
Washington – Upon learning that President Obama will be revealing his strategic plans for the American troop commitment in Afghanistan early next week, U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) issued the following statement: “I believe the President has been wise to take the time to allow his … [Read more...]
Lincoln Vote on Healthcare Bill Could Change Her Race
November 19, 2009 by
Utica, NY - Zeroing in on Arkansas, home of swing vote Senator Blanche Lincoln, a new poll by Zogby International finds deep opposition to the healthcare reform proposals pending in the Senate. In a telephone survey of 501 likely voters in Arkansas, conducted on November 16-17, 2009, voters … [Read more...]
U.S. Senate Approves Military Construction Funding for Arkansas
November 18, 2009 by
Washington – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor today announced that the Senate has approved $412 million for construction projects at the Little Rock Air Force Base and Pine Bluff Arsenal. Pryor is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which allows him the opportunity … [Read more...]
Lincoln Campaign Forms “Lincoln Ag Team”
November 18, 2009 by
Little Rock – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln today announced the launch of the “Lincoln Ag Team,” a group of Arkansas voters who support the Senator’s commitment to rural development, southern agriculture and farm families. “As a farmer’s daughter from Phillips County, I have always cherished my … [Read more...]
Lincoln Statement on USDA Food Security Report Arkansas Now Ranked as Having Third Highest Rate of Hunger in the U.S.
November 17, 2009 by
Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, issued the following statement today in response to the release of the United States Department of Agriculture’s 2008 Food Security Report. The report showed … [Read more...]
Lincoln Announces First Senate Agriculture Committee Field Hearing in Little Rock November 23, Ag Business Leadership Breakfast on November 24
November 17, 2009 by
Little Rock – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, announced that the Committee will hold its first field hearing, “Revitalizing Rural America,” to examine ways to strengthen and grow Arkansas’s rural economy. The hearing … [Read more...]
Lincoln Campaign Launches Twitter
November 13, 2009 by
Little Rock – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln’s campaign today launched its official Twitter page, http://twitter.com/blanche4senate. “The Lincoln campaign will utilize our Twitter feed to communicate directly with Arkansans, and just as importantly, allow them to communicate directly with us,” … [Read more...]
