Sentences with phrase «blanche lincoln»

The bill, which was openly written with the help of lobbyists, has now gotten bipartisan support from one of the chief opponents of clean energy reform from the Democratic side of the aisle — any guesses on who it is?It's our friend, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D - AR)-- she has cosponsored the amendment, popularly known as the Dirty Air Act, and seeks to protect the interests of heavily polluting industries.

«If you're [Arkansas Democratic Sen.] Blanche Lincoln from an agricultural state that's in the position to get creamed by this legislation, you're not in any kind of mood to vote for something like that,» said a senior GOP aide.

Last week Senator Blanche Lincoln (D - AR) became chairman of the Agriculture Committee, after Senator Tom Harkin (D - IA), the previous chair, accepted the gavel at the Health, Labor, Education and Pension Committee (vacated by the passing of Ted Kennedy).

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Democrats (all from states that voted Repubican in 2004) include Mary L. Landrieu (Louisiana), Kent Conrad (North Dakota), Blanche Lincoln (Arkansas) Mark Pryor (Arkansas), Ben Nelson (Nebraska), and Republicans Saxby Chambliss (Georgia), Johnny Isakson (Georgia), Lindsey Graham (South Carolina), Bob Corker (Tennessee) and John Thune (South Dakota).

«The problem of doing both of them together is that it becomes too big of a lift,» Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas said in an interview last week.

When Senate candidate Blanche Lincoln addressed the Arkansas Education Association this past summer, her platform sounded as if it had been penned in the White House.

Washington (CNN)- Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln has defeated Lt. Gov. Bill Halter in Tuesday's Senate Democratic primary runoff, the Associated Press projects.

Washington (CNN)- Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln has defeated Lt. Gov. Bill Halter in Tuesday's Senate Democratic primary runoff and Halter has publicly conceded the race.

But Democratic Sens. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana along with Democrat - turned - Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut have all expressed substantive concerns about various provisions of the bill crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and now set for debate before the Senate.

Many on the left are rooting against Reid, who is no Tom Daschle to the grassroots, and If Blanche Lincoln is threatening to block the President's top priority (and the top priority of the Democratic Party Platform since 1948), is anyone going to be shedding tears?

One of the Democratic co-sponsors is Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, who is facing a tough re-election battle this year.

Former president Bill Clinton is being credited with helping Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas survive a Democratic Senate primary runoff Tuesday.

In Arkansas's Democratic Senate primary, incumbent moderate Blanche Lincoln was forced into a runoff after basically tying Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter in a three - way race, a performance that fell well below expectations for her.

Earlier this year, Clinton went back to his home state of Arkansas to help Sen. Blanche Lincoln win a bruising primary runoff election against the state's lieutenant governor.

Washington (CNN)- Fresh fundraising numbers might spell trouble for Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas.

Little Rock, Arkansas (CNN)- Log on to Blanche Lincoln's campaign website and you will see a detailed, county - by - county list of money and programs the two - term Democratic senator has secured for Arkansas.

(CNN)- Sen. Bob Menendez, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said in a statement that Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln has «proven once again she is a true independent voice for the people of Arkansas.»

With 50 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday, Sen. Blanche Lincoln led Lt. Gov. Bill Halter 43.6 percent to 42.2.

Boozman, one of several Republicans hoping to unseat Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln, said that Huckabee has the qualities and experience to lead his campaign.

(CNN)-- With only days left until her political future is decided in Arkansas» Senate Democratic primary runoff, incumbent Blanche Lincoln criticized her opponent and defended her moderate record which has drawn fire from both conservatives and liberals during this midterm election year.

Incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln was outraised by her primary opponent Bill Halter during the latest filing period.

The former president and former Arkansas governor will campaign with Sen. Blanche Lincoln at an event in downtown Little Rock.

«I acknowledged the leadership of Barak Obama, Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, Blanche Lincoln and other brave Democrats by voting for a strong package of more government rules and regulations, designed so that banking disasters on Wall Street will never require taxpayer bailouts and kite the national debt, ever again.

(CNN)-- Even though his upstart Democratic primary challenge to incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln has been powered by union support, Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter was coy Sunday when asked about his union backing and the Employee Free Choice Act (or «card check» bill), a piece of legislation backed by some of the country's largest and most influential unions.

* Senate GOP candidates significantly outraised three endangered Democratic incumbents: Sens. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), Patty Murray (Wash.) and Harry Reid (Nev.).

By Chris Cillizza June 8, 2010; 4:25 PM ET Categories: Governors, House, Senate Save & Share: Previous: Most top 2010 races being waged in (Hillary) Clinton country Next: Blanche Lincoln wins Arkansas Senate race; Nikki Haley in SC runoff

Washington -(CNN) Senator Blanche Lincoln, D - Arkansas, has cancelled a New York fundraiser that had been works for Monday with Goldman Sachs executives, and is now vowing not to take any more campaign cash from the embattled Wall Street giant.

Only 41 percent back two - term incumbent Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln.

Several Democratic senators including Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) and Evan Bayh (Ind.)-- both of whom are up for re-election this fall — have balked at the idea of using the parliamentary tactic of reconciliation to pass elements of the health care plan, and Mary Landrieu (La.) has been critical of the president for not offering more details on the way forward on health care in his speech last night.

Little Rock, Arkansas (CNN)-- The campaigns for Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Lieutenant Gov. Bill Halter are in full swing Tuesday as each candidate in the Arkansas Senate Democratic primary tries to get enough votes to break the requisite 50 - percent mark to avoid a run - off.

«Arkansas state Sen. Kim Hendren, who is currently the only announced Republican candidate for U.S. Senator against Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln in 2010, has apologized for referring to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D - NY) as «that Jew,» at a county Republican meeting last week.

Will there be a Blanche Lincoln - style primary against Landrieu?

The AP's Philip Elliott reports on how progressive activists have taken it to Democratic incumbents this cycle, using the primary challenge to Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln as a case study: Democrats already face an... Read More

(CNN)- Republican Rep. John Boozman has defeated Democratic incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln, CNN projects, ending her bid for a third term.

(CNN)- Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D - Arkansas, faces off against Rep. John Boozman, R - Arkansas, at a 1 p.m. ET debate in one the mostly hotly contested Senate races of the 2010 Election.

In Arkansas, just days before the June 8 Senate runoff, Republicans leaped at the chance to score points in a contest where another pesky Democratic challenger, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, is running against Sen. Blanche Lincoln, the White House - backed incumbent.

Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln was pushed into a runoff election.

MoveOn backing challenger to Sen. Blanche Lincoln.

But while Obama will be busy in 2010, he won't be everywhere: you're not likely to see him standing next to Blanche Lincoln or any other incumbent running in a conservative area, for instance, just one sign of the fact that the Democrats seem to be doing the right things now to win in the Fall.

At the same time, Blanche Lincoln survived (for now) and the Dems held on to John Murtha's old House seat in a Republican - leaning area, where again observers will try to draw grand conclusions from the fact that Mark Critz found it necessary to run against Obama's healthcare plan.

Now Blanche Lincoln (D. - Ark), the agribiz - friendly chair of the Senate Ag committee, has come out with her draft of the School Lunch Reauthorization Act.

Blanche Lincoln, chair of the Senate Ag Committee.

«Davis lobbied Sen. Blanche Lincoln, the author of the Senate bill, to drop the provision,» says McGehee.

«The Senate has seized a tremendous opportunity to do what's right for our children and our families,» said Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D - Ark., the bill's sponsor and the chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

When I wrote about Senate ag committee chair Sen. Blanche Lincoln's school lunch billl last week, I left out a key fact: the bill would force the USDA to regulate the stuff schools sell in vending machines.

DTN Political Correspondent Jerry Hagstrom reported yesterday (link requires subscription) that, «Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln on Wednesday unveiled a bill to reauthorize the child nutrition programs that would increase funding for school lunch and other programs by $ 4.5 billion over 10 years, with some of the money coming from the budget for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

In the Senate, every Republican incumbent who was nominated (and perhaps one other, Lisa Murkowski, who was not) was re-elected, while two of the Democrats» finest, Russ Feingold and Blanche Lincoln, went down.

Not exact matches

«President Clinton called me tonight when it was clear we were going to win and said, «Blanche, you're the new Comeback Kid»,» Lincoln said in an email to supporters.