Washington – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor today announced that the Senate has approved the Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Development legislation, which contains funding for Arkansas priorities. Pryor is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. His presence on this … [Read more...]
Lincoln: Deadline Friday to Apply for Converter Box Coupons
July 28, 2009 by
Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln today reminded Arkansans who are still not digital-television ready that they have five days to request converter box coupons before the deadline of Friday, July 31. “Arkansans who have not yet made the switch to digital television have less than a week … [Read more...]
Lincoln Honors Arkansas’s Women Airforce Service Pilots from World War II
July 27, 2009 by
Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) today submitted a statement into the Congressional Record expressing appreciation for the Arkansas women who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) during World War II. “WASPs were America’s first women to fly military aircraft and are a … [Read more...]
Lincoln: Health Care Reform Must Lower Costs, Cover Everyone
July 22, 2009 by
Washington – Following the President’s prime-time news conference on health care, U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln tonight said she shares the President’s goal of achieving meaningful health care reform and is working from her seat on the Senate Finance Committee to craft a deficit-neutral proposal that … [Read more...]
Lincoln, Pryor, and Snyder Announce $5.4 million for Central Arkansas Transit Authority
July 17, 2009 by
Federal Funds Provided by Economic Recovery Bill Washington – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representative Vic Snyder (AR-02) today announced that the Central Arkansas Transit Authority is receiving $ 5,434,699 from the Department of Transportation to fund various … [Read more...]
Lincoln: Marker Will Honor Enslaved African Americans’ Role in U.S. Capitol’s Construction
July 15, 2009 by
Lincoln: Marker Will Honor Enslaved African Americans’ Role in U.S. Capitol’s Construction Washington – In a speech on the Senate floor earlier today, U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln spoke about the role enslaved African Americans played in the construction of the United States Capitol. The U.S. … [Read more...]
Lincoln, Pryor, and Snyder Announce $22,000 in Airport Improvement Funding for Clinton
July 15, 2009 by
Washington – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representative Vic Snyder (AR-02) today announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded $22,000 in grant funding for runway rehabilitation at Clinton Municipal Airport. The grant award is provided by the Federal Aviation … [Read more...]
Lincoln Helps Arkansas Schools Receive Computers
July 14, 2009 by
Lincoln Helps Arkansas Schools Receive Computers Washington– U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) announced today that five Arkansas schools will receive computers from the U.S. Senate’s “Computers for Learning” Program. The program channels surplus computers from the Senate to classrooms … [Read more...]
Lincoln to Attend Howard Memorial Hospital Dedication in Nashville Sunday
July 10, 2009 by
Lincoln to Attend Howard Memorial Hospital Dedication in Nashville Sunday Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln will travel to Nashville Sunday, July 12, for the dedication of the new Howard Memorial Hospital. “The new hospital is a positive reflection of the people of Howard County and … [Read more...]
Lincoln Helps Introduce Bill to Stop Recycling of TARP Money
June 14, 2009 by
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) this week joined Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) to introduce legislation aimed at ensuring that monies returned to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) cannot be recycled to keep the program perpetual. The Stop TARP Asset Recycling (STAR) Act … [Read more...]
